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
North of the pavement, the North Algodones Dunes Wilderness holds a quieter terrain, where sunflower, ephedra and honey mesquite anchor the sand in subtle defiance of the wind.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
On Nov. 2, Edie Harmon, who lives down the road from the Jacumba Wilderness, learned Marines were stringing wire up a mountain in what’s called Skull Valley.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026
Yellowstone Wild, Yellowstone Safari Company and Wilderness Travel all offer one-day or multiday trips in specialized vehicles that get you into the snowbound interior.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
Jamie and Dylan are college students, camp counselors teaching in a summer program: Wilderness Adventures.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Vocabulary lists containing wilderness
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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