>Something you can't really do anymore.
People seem to do this sort of thing pretty often in the Arctic. There's a lot more empty space than some people think.
People seem to do this sort of thing pretty often in the Arctic. There's a lot more empty space than some people think.
> People seem to do this sort of thing pretty often in the Arctic.
The arctic is a different beast. It is impossible to survive for long in the arctic without either a supply chain or substantial reserves, and expeditions can last for at most a season.
However, the United States has a lot more empty public land than people seem to realize. Even in the densely populated Northeast, you can walk into the White Mountains or Adirondacks without a map, leave the trail, and probably spend years exploring in a mostly self-sufficient manner. Especially if you commit to turning back whenever you encounter people or trails. And that's to say nothing of the west or the great deserts.
Just because a map exists and trails are cut doesn't mean you have to acknowledge their existence. Remember: Lewis and Clark, for the most part, were traversing already inhabited land.