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America’s Great Loop

The Greatest Trip You’ve Never Heard Of

The Great Loop is a 6,000-mile journey by boat around the East Coast into Canada, the Great Lakes, and then back down the Mid-West Rivers. America’s Great Loop is the trip of a lifetime where the journey is the destination.

Optionally, navigate through 18 states, three countries, all 5 Great Lakes, and an innumerable amount of smaller rivers and lakes on this amazing voyage. Check out our interactive Great Loop map!

We created videos of our every day on the Loop during our time aboard Pivot from April 2021 until June 2023 to share the adventure and inspire others to take the leap! Watch our Great Loop Documentary to learn what this journey is all about!

Great Loop Boats

What makes a good Great Loop boat? We’ve listed all of the qualities that make an excellent Great Loop boat and what to look for in your boat search!

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Great Loop Preparation

Preparing for the Great Loop can be overwhelming. To help make your transition easier, we wrote guides with printable checklists on everything we wish we had known before starting the Great Loop.

Boating with a Dog

How to Lock a Boat

Dinghy Essentials

Boat Cards

Boat Maintenance Tips

Elliot with tools on dock in maryland

Boating Essential Toolkit

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Great Loop Expenses

How much does it cost to complete the Great Loop? We documented our expenses and shared monthly expense reports.

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Side Trips

Multiple side trips along the Great Loop route offer extra sights and waterways to explore by boat.

Cumberland River – Nashville Side Trip

Tennessee River – Chattanooga Side Trip

St. Johns River -Sanford Side Trip

Great Loop Travel Guides

Planning your Great Loop experience can be daunting. We created travel guides to help you optimize your time at each destination.

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Great Loop Videos

We documented our Great Loop journey through daily vlogs on YouTube. This playlist lists our Great Loop videos in order.

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This was our most strenuous hike yet πŸ₯΅ It took This was our most strenuous hike yet πŸ₯΅

It took us 8 hours and 37 minutes to hike 14.55 miles with over 4,000 feet of ascent, on top of that, we had 50 mph winds πŸ’¨

But it was worth it. 

You see, back when Texas wanted Big Bend State Park to become a National Park, they needed to convince the U.S. government that their gift to the nation deserved Park status. 

So, a National Park Service team was sent to review the Texas claim, and we learned from one of the Rangers at the park that this view from the South Rim was influential to their determining this should be a National Park. 

Tragically, two of the NPS team members were killed in a car crash when they were leaving the park, so their feedback didn’t reach the capital. 

All it took was time, though, and eventually, on D-Day, President Roosevelt signed Big Bend into becoming a National Park, soon ratified by Congress. 

Due to the high winds on our hike, some of the view was obscured by sand, however, what we saw was already incredible. Would you hike up to the South Rim? 

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Have you hiked any of these trails? πŸ₯Ύ #bigbend Have you hiked any of these trails? πŸ₯Ύ

#bigbend #bigbendnationalpark #hiketexas #bigbendhiking #texasoutdoors #texashiking
Photo dump of our night photography from Big Bend Photo dump of our night photography from Big Bend National Park πŸ“Έ

Big Bend is an International Dark Sky Reserve, so it makes a great spot to see the Milky Way and starry sky! 🌌

#bigbendnightsky #bigbendnightphotography #bigbend #bigbendnationalpark #bigbendtexas #texasnightsky #milkyway #texassky
πŸ•οΈ One of our favorite campgrounds of all tim πŸ•οΈ One of our favorite campgrounds of all time 🌌

πŸ“ Chisos Basin Campground
πŸ“ Rio Grande Village Campground
πŸ“ Rio Grande Village RV Campground
πŸ“ Cottonwood Campground
πŸ“ Backcountry Camping (various designated sites)

Have you camped at any of these sites in Big Bend National Park?

For more details, check out our blog schoandjo.com/big-bend-national-park/

#bigbend #bigbendnationalpark #bigbendtexas #texascamping #bigbendcamping #texasoutdoors #TexasToDo
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