Entries filed under 'wilderness'

Dreaming of a Romantic Getaway? Try This: a 9-Month Honeymoon in the Canadian Boonies

Hey romantics: What’s your idea of a fantastic, outdoorsy honeymoon spot? How about a patch of deep wilderness near the Arctic Circle in a remote corner of Canada’s Northwest Territories, where the 2 of you would build your own shelter from scratch and spend the next 9 months completely off the grid. We retell the uncommon love story of Andy and Heidi Brun. ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on February 12, 2013 12:01 PM & Tagged Andy Brun, Exped, Heidi Brun, honeymoon, romance and wilderness | permalink | Comments



Would You Take a 9-Month Honeymoon in the Wilderness? Andy and Heidi Brun Said, 'We Do'

This is the story of Andy and Heidi Brun—less about Andy's well-regarded gear company (Exped) and more about 2 people who were drawn to the outdoors, drawn to each other and strongly attracted to the idea of experiencing wilderness on its own terms, however unforgiving those terms might be. Consider the unconventional path to romantic bliss traveled by 2 lovebirds from Switzerland shortly after their 1980 wedding while both were still in their wide-eyed 20s: • Step 1: Agree to abandon ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on March 30, 2012 7:53 PM & Tagged Andy Brun, Downmat, Exped, Heidi Brun, SynMat and wilderness | permalink | Comments



A Reminder of Why We Love Wilderness

My 3-day excursion into the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness with a couple of buddies last weekend was intended to be a hike, not a pilgrimage. But after viewing the following National Park Service visual paean to wilderness and the Wilderness Act of 1964, maybe it was a little of both: For me, our trek into this open space in north-central Washington state (established in 1984 inside the Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forests) on the eastern periphery of North Cascades National Park Complex ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on September 2, 2011 5:27 PM & Tagged Hiking, Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness, Wilderness Act, backpacking, national parks and wilderness | permalink | Comments