Below is e-mail sent to the WGA website, posted here for your information.

My name is Teddy Keizer, but mountaineers have taken the habit of calling me Cave Dog. I am writing to invite you and other outdoor enthusiasts to join me on the trails as I attempt to set a world record. My goal is to do a 50 kilometer hike in all 50 states in less than 100 days. Maps and route descriptions are available at: http://www.TheDogTeam.com.

In Wisconsin, I will be hiking on the Ice Age Trail, the Northern Kettle Moraine section, on October 21st. I am looking forward to this hike. I was hoping that you could help me spread the word to others that might be interested in this adventure and would like to come out and join me for part or all of my route. Here are some more details:

As a tribute to Bob Marshall, a cult hero of the conservation and environmental movement, I have partnered up with Duofold to complete this Duofold Hike 50 Challenge, which will bring me to all fifty states between September 15th and November 28th.

I would like to share the experience with other hikers, runners, or walkers along the way to truly celebrate Bob Marshall’s ideals and belief in the environment. I am inviting anyone that is excited about my project to come join me on the trail. I will be targeting a three mile an hour pace. However, you do not have to hike to get involved, I can use support everywhere along the way. Anyone that would like to hike with me for a mile or five, ten, or even all 30 plus miles is welcome, as Duofold and I set out to celebrate Bob Marshall and our nation’s wildernesses and diversity of landscapes.

I will be hiking the crown jewels of our nation’s trails, reflecting the diversity of the environment of the U.S.: hiking over sand dunes in Colorado, wading through a swamp in Florida, climbing snow clad mountaintops in New York, admiring glaciers on the Iditarod Trail of Alaska, and hiking in a tropical paradise along the coast of Kauai in Hawaii. The Outdoor Life Network (OLN) will be filming my travels down the trails of our country, capturing my attempt at this world record. A documentary of this endeavor will air on national television this winter.

Bob Marshall was a leader of what was a fairly new concept of wilderness preservation at the turn of the last century and was a fascinating character, passionate about his every endeavor. Marshall was the first to explore much of the Brooks Range in Alaska and 600 names on our maps today were coined by him. He also founded the Wilderness Society and gave it the financial footing to be a significant organization even today. Marshall also helped with the planning of the new National Park System and the new Appalachian Trail while working with the US Forest Service. He loved long day hikes which he considered to be a hike of 30 miles or more. As he traveled around the country looking at national forests, he set a lifelong goal to do a 30 plus mile day hike in every state. He got close, into the low forties, when he died at the untimely age of 38 in 1939. This project has remained unfinished since that time. As a tribute to him, I hope to complete his dream by working with Duofold this fall to complete 50 km in 50 states.

I was wondering if you would be interested in participating by joining me on the trail or by letting other people know about this opportunity. More details are on the websites http://www.TheDogTeam.com and http://www.Duofold.com. Feel free to email me or check on the above websites for more detailed information about this exciting adventure.
Live the Dream,
Cave Dog
aka Teddy Keizer
503-621-8372 http://www.TheDogTeam.com

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