Finding Serendipity
An Adventure of Boating on North America's Great Loop
John Gray traces his Great Loop journey through the backyard waterways of America, from rivers and canals to the communities and characters that made the trip unforgettable.
The Great Loop draws people in for all kinds of reasons, and John Gray captures the pull of it well: the idea that more people have climbed Everest than completed this route, yet it runs through protected rivers, sounds, canals, and lakes rather than mountain wilderness. This is an accessible adventure, and that accessibility is part of what makes it so compelling.
Gray writes in an easy, approachable style that takes you along on the water rather than lecturing you about it. The focus is on the experience: the towns and cities the Loop passes through, the history baked into the route, and the community of fellow loopers you meet along the way. For anyone in the dreaming or planning stage, it delivers both inspiration and a realistic sense of what the journey actually feels like day to day.
If you are trying to convince a skeptical spouse or partner, or just need a nudge to stop planning and start moving, this one works well for that.
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