Wilderness: The Most Sensational Natural Places on Earth

Wilderness: The Most Sensational Natural Places on Earth is a coffee table book featuring 40 of the most sensational wilderness destinations on planet Earth, reminding us to protect what is still ours. It is a source of travel inspiration and a reminder of the importance of our wilderness.

Format: Hardback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 30 August 2023
Publisher: Hardie Grant Explore

Wilderness: The Most Sensational Natural Places on Earth is a captivating coffee table book that showcases 40 of the most breathtaking wilderness destinations on our planet, both remote and accessible to human populations. It serves as a source of travel inspiration and a reminder to cherish and protect the natural wonders that remain. The very word "wilderness" evokes vivid images of towering forests, sparkling streams, the sun's shadow dancing across a desert dune, and polar bear cubs walking across a tundra. Our popular culture has a strong fascination with these elusive destinations, reflecting their profound place in our psyche. In times of inner turmoil or outer chaos, they offer an escape, a freedom call to strap on our walking shoes or backpack, and a quest for adventure. When we seek quietude, inner peace, or renewal, they ignite a dormant instinct, a yearning to be among nature. However, our increasingly urban lives have made this call to the wild louder and stronger. As we emerge from a modern-age global catastrophe, a new reality dawns: the planet's greatest commodity is not its iron ore or petroleum, but rather our wilderness, the pockets of the planet where we humans have been mostly absent.

Weight: 1094g
Dimension: 247 x 217 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781741178142