It occurs to me that I have little understanding of what it means to really be seven days separated from everything and everyone. Even in the 1970s, you had to be pretty far into the sticks to be seven days from a pay phone or road -- in most of the U.S. anyway. I imagine it's easier to get lost in Alaska...
I guess I'm speaking from a much-of-the-U.S. point of view here.
Don't get me wrong: you can always get dumped into the prairie, like they do in ranger training. There are places you CAN go to be that remote. But... you really have to be intentional about it, it seems, well, here in the U.S.
It's just not an experience I have ever had, and not likely to ever have. I have always been relatively close to civilization, whether in a fishing town in Mexico, or hiking the Mogollon Rim in Arizona, or on Interstate 10. I don't think I've ever been one week away from civilization.
I realize the reason for this: we've always used automobiles to get there. Thus, we never strayed more than a few hours from automobile roads.
I guess I'm speaking from a much-of-the-U.S. point of view here.
Don't get me wrong: you can always get dumped into the prairie, like they do in ranger training. There are places you CAN go to be that remote. But... you really have to be intentional about it, it seems, well, here in the U.S.
It's just not an experience I have ever had, and not likely to ever have. I have always been relatively close to civilization, whether in a fishing town in Mexico, or hiking the Mogollon Rim in Arizona, or on Interstate 10. I don't think I've ever been one week away from civilization.
I realize the reason for this: we've always used automobiles to get there. Thus, we never strayed more than a few hours from automobile roads.
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