wilderness
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Whittaker testified before Congress in 1968, and his advocacy helped establish North Cascades National Park and the Pasayten Wilderness in Washington state, as well as Redwood National Park in California.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Hardesty encountered a large rattlesnake while running along a narrow ridge trail in Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park near Laguna Beach.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
Wilderness areas are the “most protected” federal land in the country.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025
New itineraries from Wilderness Travel include an eclipse viewing from a hilltop winery bookended by days of eating and hiking in the region.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025
He is wounded severely in the Wilderness, 1864, but returns to be Lee’s most dependable soldier, his right hand until the end at Appomattox.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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