▁York ▁( state ) ▁Category : National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁Alb any ▁County , ▁New ▁York <0x0A> </s> ▁Francis ▁T ap on ▁( born ▁March ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 ) ▁is ▁an ▁author , ▁global ▁nom ad , ▁and ▁public ▁speaker . ▁He ▁has ▁walked ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁four ▁times ▁via ▁its ▁three ▁major ▁mountain ▁ranges . ▁He ▁also ▁walked ▁across ▁Spain ▁twice . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁to ▁do ▁a ▁round - tri p ▁back pack ing ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Div ide ▁Tra il . ▁In ▁addition , ▁he ▁th ru - h ik ed ▁the ▁Pacific ▁C rest ▁Tra il ▁and ▁App al ach ian ▁Tra il ▁south bound . ▁He ▁has ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁countries ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁Last ly , ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁self - help ▁travel og ue ▁Hi ke ▁Your ▁O wn ▁Hi ke ▁and ▁the ▁travel ▁narr ative ▁The ▁H idden ▁Europe : ▁What ▁Eastern ▁Europe ans ▁Can ▁Te ach ▁Us . ▁He ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁all ▁ 5 4 ▁African ▁countries ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁and ▁clim bed ▁to ▁the ▁highest ▁point ▁of ▁ 5 0 ▁of ▁those ▁countries . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁California ▁Out do ors ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁T ap on ' s ▁mother ▁is ▁from ▁Chile ▁and ▁his