Tim Cahill (born 1944 in

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) is a

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who lives in

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, United States. He is a founding editor of ''Outside'' magazine and currently serves as an editor at large for the magazine.

Biography

Cahill spent his childhood primarily in

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. He attended the

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on a swimming scholarship. Along with professional long-distance driver Garry Sowerby, Cahill set a world record for speed in driving the entire length of the American continents, from

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in southern

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up along the

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in twenty-three days, twenty-two hours, and forty-three minutes. This trip was the source material for his 1991 book ''Road Fever''. He has written several books recounting his adventure travel experiences and blends his own brand of humor into his stories. He is a frequent contributor to

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magazine. Cahill lost his wife, Linnea Larson, to a traffic accident in April 2008.Linnea Larson obituary
Bozeman Chronicle, May 2, 2008 (accessed online 2009-02-04)

Bibliography

*'' Buried Dreams : Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer'', Bantam Books: 1986. *'' Jaguars Ripped My Flesh: Adventure is a Risky Business'', Bantam Books: 1987. *''

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'', Vintage Books: 1989. *'' Road Fever: A High-Speed Travelogue'', Random House: 1991. *'' Pecked To Death By Ducks'', Random House: 1993. *'' Pass The Butterworms: Remote Journeys Oddly Rendered'', Villard: 1997. *''

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'', National Geographic: 2000. *''

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'', Villard: 2002. *'' Lost in my own Backyard : a Walk in Yellowstone National Park'', Crown Journeys: 2004. *'' Not So Funny When It Happened : the Best of Travel Humor and Misadventure'' (editor), Travelers' Tales: 2000.

References

External links

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Tim Cahill, Mishap Maestro
Outside Bozeman, March 2000 (accessed online 2009-04-02)
A Google Map of Cahill's transcontinental drive in "Road Fever"

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