On October 20th at 9:43am, Peter Frank completed the circumnavigation of the eastern United States, "The Great Loop", becoming one of the few people to complete the route by paddle. The journey, spanning 5,043 miles, was performed solely by canoe, and took 500 days to reach the destination from whence it began. There was no dedicated support crew, he spent most nights in a tent, apart from the times he was hosted by strangers whom he met along the way. Peter started at 22 years old, and crossed his wake at 24, making him the youngest person to solo the route out of any vessel. In a world so vastly charted, geographically memorized, and mapped out, what is there left to explore? On a journey such as this, all we can truly explore is our own selves, and so, an adventure becomes a journey of self discovery. Peter set out for a personal experience, to learn something deeply profound about himself and the world in the process. To challenge oneself into facing the complexities that life throws our way, in a simpler way. Making his own clothes, preserving his own foods, and recreating what it could have been like for early explorers, but in a new dystopian world. He dressed in 1800s French inspired self-made slops, and the "pirate" like ensemble brought joy to the world around him along the way. The entirety of the voyage, from the character growth to the theme and challenges, brought forth such a whimsical nature that united hundreds of thousands of people. Truly an unforgettable tale.