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For the next year, Peter Frank is canoeing a 9,700km route in the eastern U.S. known as the Great Loop. And he's doing it the hard way, partly upstream.

Peter Frank holds a map Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, of the Great Loop, a 6,000-mile journey he is trying to complete in a canoe, during a stop in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Brian Witte) ASSOCIATED PRESS ...

Peter Frank looks out over waters near Chesapeake Bay while he talks about resuming his voyage along the Great Loop during a stop in Annapolis, Md., Nov. 7, 2024. His 6,000-mile journey began in ...

The 23-year-old is about a quarter of the way on his planned journey of roughly 6,000 miles to complete the Great Loop route. ... Log In. Email me a log in link ...

Great Loop Canoeist Peter Frank holds a map Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, of the Great Loop, a 6,000-mile journey he is trying to complete in a canoe, during a stop in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Brian Witte) ...

Peter Frank stands by his canoe in Annapolis, Md., on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, a day before he plans to resume his trip along the Great Loop in what is roughly a 6,000-mile voyage and that he ...

The Great Loop is his most challenging trip yet. While the journey is a bucket-list route for avid boaters, it’s rarely done with reliance on muscling a canoe. Advertising ...

Peter Frank holds a map Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, of the Great Loop, a 6,000-mile journey he is trying to complete in a canoe, during a stop in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Brian Witte) ...

The Great Loop is his most challenging trip yet. While the journey is a bucket-list route for avid boaters, it's rarely done with reliance on muscling a canoe.

Peter Frank, who is attempting to make a roughly 6,000-mile trip in his canoe to complete the Great Loop, poses by his canoe Nov. 7, 2024, in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Brian Witte) ...