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Linda Magoon is an author, environmentalist, and outdoor enthusiast. She re-connected with her love of hiking after ending a toxic and emotionally-abusive marriage. Shortly thereafter, at the age of 55, she set out to climb all 48 of New Hampshire’s 4,000-foot peaks. With the help of a therapist, a life coach, and the highest summits in the White Mountains, Magoon regained her independence and found her voice. Now she writes and empowers others on the mental and physical health benefits of the outdoors. Magoon earned her degree in Forestry from the University of Idaho before moving to New Hampshire, where she spent over two decades as an environmentalist. She currently works with the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services in compliance and enforcement, protecting the state’s natural resources. Live Free and Hike: Finding Grace, Healing, and Self-Discovery Atop New Hampshire’s 48 White Mountain Summits is Magoon’s first book. Her essays on the outdoors have been published in Mountain Passages, The