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Most recently published stories in Wander.

You Can Find Awe Where the Words Run Out
This is where the words run out Between white-crowned mountains striped with shadows and furred by forests, on the slow-breathing skin of an ancient lake. The reflective water turns the mountains upside down. The sun becomes a bright bar of gold that points at everyone who looks at it.
By Ryan Frawley5 years ago in Wander
The Eyes of a Wolf
It's not so much that the mountains rise. It's more like the land falls away. The plains of Alberta are thousands of feet above sea level, a high plateau that seems to stretch on forever into the Canadian prairies. But even the prairie ends eventually. Located on the border between Alberta and British Columbia, Jasper National Park marks a shift from flat land to mountain. Approaching from the east, the road plunges along a river valley, and frowning mountains suddenly surround you.
By Ryan Frawley5 years ago in Wander
Grizzly Bears in the Great Canadian Wilderness
“Stand back. She’s coming.” We moved. Gathering up bags and tripods, we stepped back from the river. A random assortment of strangers, gathered in a dusty pullout next to the highway for a singular purpose. Biting black flies buzzed around our heads, but no one paid any attention. There was a tension in the air you could feel, the thrill of excitement and not a small amount of fear as we backed up.
By Ryan Frawley5 years ago in Wander
Forget This Screen — The Real World Is Out There
If you haven’t started yet, you’re already behind. On March 1st, the Province of British Columbia opened up its campsite reservation system. The online hordes descended.
By Ryan Frawley5 years ago in Wander
From the End of My Street to the Edge of the World
Chilliwack Lake is nowhere near Chilliwack And Chilliwack is nowhere near anything. It takes an hour to reach the town where I live from Vancouver, and another hour to reach the lake that shares its name.
By Ryan Frawley5 years ago in Wander
Top 5 Things I Learned Living on the Mainland as a Hawaiian!
Top 5 Things I Learned Living on the Mainland as a Hawaiian! By: Pono Akina 1. No one can understand or pronounce my Name:
By Pono Akina5 years ago in Wander
The Land of Tourism - Thailand
Thailand has a history and culture of more than 700 years, formerly known as Siam. In 1238, the Sukhothai Dynasty was established, which began to form a relatively unified country.It experienced the Sukhothai Dynasty, the Taitung Dynasty, the Thunburi Dynasty and the Bangkok Dynasty.
By Tim Yin5 years ago in Wander
Riding It Out on a Cursed Lake
I never really know what I’m doing It’s better that way. Once you achieve mastery of something, there’s nowhere to go but down. Besides, I’m the kind of man who’s pathologically incapable of asking for directions. I’d rather be lost.
By Ryan Frawley5 years ago in Wander
What Travel Taught Me About Navigating a Crisis
Hard times test us all When everything falls apart, we all become the sum of the things we’ve learned. And how we deal with a crisis depends heavily on what we’ve learned about ourselves and the world around us.
By Ryan Frawley5 years ago in Wander
Living on Russian Time
“Listen up. This project will be completed before the end of the year or you and all of your family will be in Siberia before the end of the day scrounging for food, making snowmen for someone to talk to, and living in huts praying the polar bears don’t eat you.”
By Paul Swann5 years ago in Wander
6 Easy Steps to planning a successful Camping Trip in 2021
Want to go on a family camp trip? That's great planning a camping trip may seem daunting but it doesn't have to be. There is a lot to think about but if you follow these 6 steps it will make the whole process easier.
By Ann P Miles5 years ago in Wander
Beautiful Dorset
My picture was taken at Boscombe sea-front, Dorset, U.K. a few years back. I was enjoying a day out celebrating our wedding anniversary with my wonderful husband.
By Carol Ann Townend5 years ago in Wander