▁a ▁ 6 , 8 7 5 - mile ▁journey ▁that ▁links ▁together ▁ 5 ▁long - distance ▁h ik ing ▁tra ils , ▁ 1 2 ▁National ▁Park s , ▁and ▁over ▁ 7 5 ▁w ilder ness ▁areas , ▁which ▁he ▁h ik ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 8 ▁days , ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 3 3 ▁miles ▁per ▁day . ▁In ▁addition , ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Sk ur ka ▁completed ▁the ▁Sea - to - Se a ▁Route , ▁a ▁trans cont inental ▁network ▁of ▁long - distance ▁h ik ing ▁tra ils ▁from ▁Quebec ▁to ▁Washington , ▁which ▁took ▁him ▁ 1 1 ▁months ▁and ▁which ▁involved ▁ 1 , 4 0 0 ▁miles ▁of ▁snow sh oe ing . ▁Sk ur ka ' s ▁shorter ▁h ikes ▁include ▁the ▁ 1 , 7 0 0 - mile ▁California ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁C rest ▁Tra il ▁( in ▁ 4 5 ▁days ), ▁the ▁ 4 8 6 - mile ▁Colorado ▁Tra il ▁( tw ice ), ▁the ▁ 2 , 1 7 0 - mile ▁App al ach ian ▁Tra il ▁( in ▁ 9 5 ▁days ), ▁a ▁ 3 8 5 - mile ▁tre k ▁through ▁northern ▁Minnesota ▁in ▁January , ▁and ▁many ▁week - ▁and ▁week end - long ▁tri ps ▁in ▁Colorado , ▁Mont ana , ▁and ▁Wy oming . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁he ▁h ik ed ▁a ▁ 4 , 6 7 9 - mile