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A Hairy Encounter With a Canadian Wilderness Legend
Something’s been here Here, where there is never anything but me. The beach isn’t mine. It doesn’t belong to anyone, which means it belongs to everyone. But it’s only me who comes here. In the Canadian winter, this huge lake is free of ice and free of people. When I visit to drink in the silence, I remain undisturbed. The firewood I keep in a cave is always ready for me to use on my next visit. The fine pebbles are unscarred by footprints. The beach may not be mine. But it feels like it.
By Ryan Frawley5 years ago in Wander
The Fabulous Table Lady of Atlantic City Part 3
The Fabulous Table Lady Of Atlantic City Part 3 Rocco and The Little Wonder Cruise Pacific Avenue “Not too fast,” The Little Wonder protested as Rocco yanked him feet first from under the hood of my 1976 Chevy Impala. He was the smallest of all three of us and was able to reach down into the engine and adjust the fan belt so we used him as our human fix-it tool for minor auto repairs. We didn’t want to attract any more attention from the police as they were always on the lookout for our car, “the rattle trap,” as they called it.
By John Bowen5 years ago in Wander
Next Time, Leave Your Camera — and Your Judgments — at Home
A year and a month ago, we were in Narbonne A coastal town in the south of France, sixty miles from the border with Spain. In 118 BC, it was home to retired Roman legionaries. Next, Narbonne was conquered by the Moors, who were later supplanted by a Jewish principality that lasted through the Middle Ages.
By Ryan Frawley5 years ago in Wander
Berry Bear Hike
Just outside Radium Hotsprings there is an active logging road. If you drive down it for about half hour you reach a big hill on the side of a cliff that goes into a one lane spot for just a second .There is also a Blindspot pretty scary when it’s an active logging road but as soon as you get past there, there is the nicest natural Hot Springs off the side of the road .Just down the hill there’s even a change room at the top .There’s absolutely no light pollution there ,we always used to stop there after Shambhala. There was always the same meteor shower going on every year which was amazing because it was pitch black except for some glow sticks in the little pools. These are some of the best Hot Springs and most remote that I’ve ever been to. Right past the hotsprings you can go to any of the Six or seven campgrounds that are just down the road around two pristine lakes.
By Cameron Kitchen5 years ago in Wander
The Memorial to Heroic Self Sacrifice
The Memorial to Heroic Self Sacrifice was the brainchild of George Frederic Watts, a Victorian painter and philanthropist who thought that public recognition should be made of ordinary London people who had died while trying to save others. The Memorial can still be seen in London today.
By John Welford5 years ago in Wander
Morris the Moose
This is my friend Morris. Morris the Moose. I meet him while traveling to a remote lake in the Interior of Alaska. How remote? The directions are coordinates- Latitude: 62.281264, Longitude: -146.556511. Or, if you ask the locals, go 42 miles past Delta Junction and look for a bent tree next to an old mailbox with purple flowers and turn left onto the dirt road. If you drive the border of Canada, turn around- you went too far.
By Rose Loren Geer-Robbins5 years ago in Wander
Can you say VACAY?
It feels like this summer has taken almost 100 years to arrive. We have no doubt had one of the toughest past couple years the world has seen in a long time. As the vaccines roll out, hope to seems to be on the horizon for getting the world back to more of a normal. Tourist destinations and vacation spots are slowly starting to return to what they once were pre-pandemic. And with that, I am excited to be taking some actual trips this summer. My first planned one is coming up in a few weeks. My two friends and I are going to spend a couple days in the Cincinnati area, visiting places like Jungle Jim’s, Raising Cane’s, Newport Aquarium, and none other than the Ohio landmark: Kings Island. With the travel bug in my head, here are some of the thrills and sights I've seen on trips.
By Grace Linn5 years ago in Wander
