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Saw this on the Mountain World last week and had to rub my eyeballs. Most of you know who Andrew Skurka is, a great long-distance hiker and record setter. I interviewed Andrew 2 years ago after he finished The Great Western Loop. Andrew is a very gracious guy but always sets his sites on bigger and better things. Now he has his sites set on "The Great Alaskan Yukon Loop"???
"What in the world is that?" you say... Well I think he just made it up. Seriously. According to his site: "The Great Alaskan-Yukon Loop (GAYL) is a 4,500-mile wilderness adventure around the state of Alaska and the Canadian territory of Yukon that connects many of this region's most magnificent natural features, including the Alaska Range, Wrangell's, Lost Coast, Coast Range, Yukon River, Richardson Mountains, and finally the Brooks Range. The GAYL is not an official trail or route; it has never been completed, attempted, and possibly even conceived of until now; it is almost entirely off-trail and it crosses only about 10 roads for its entire length."
Sounds like an adventure to me! He's also looking for a new name for it. I suggested "The Northern Lights Loop". Drop your suggestion on his blog and show him your support. He starts in March next year. Good luck dude!
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