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80-mile hike the length of R.I. ends with a splash
Hikers cross a bridge along the Rhode Island North South Trail near the Arcadia Management Area. (Betsy Graham)
Phil Plouffe celebrates the end of the hike with a plunge into the Atlantic Ocean at Blue Shutters Beach in Charlestown. (Lisa Brownell)