CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Tim Perreira has been walking from southern California across the United States for the past 126 days in support of men’s mental health. His journey recently brought him to Clarksville, where he shared with Clarksville Now some of what he learned along the way.
Perreira said mile one began at Newport Beach, California, and his journey led him through the sunshine state and into Arizona. From there, he walked through the Navajo Nation to northern and eastern New Mexico, then to southern Kansas and Springfield, Missouri.
“I then made my way across the Mississippi (River) just last week and of course, I’m currently in Clarksville,” Perreira previously said. “I’m going to make my way toward Nashville, Knoxville, Roanoke, before ultimately ending in Virginia Beach. It’s kind of a rough route.”
‘A valley of my own mental health’
While the walk so far has taken over four months, Perreira said his journey in support of men’s mental health started much earlier…