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I live in a national forest in the Ozarks. I read about the trappers and explorers and weep, thinking what I have missed by being born two hundred years too lat
by pard68 4y ago
I live in a national forest in the Ozarks. I read about the trappers and explorers and weep, thinking what I have missed by being born two hundred years too late.
- hammock 4y agoYou could pull fish out of the water with your bare hands
- chadlavi 4y agoOn the other hand, you're a lot less likely to die of a minor cut or tooth ache
- zip1234 4y agoJust curious--what did your national forest look like 200 years ago? In many cases, we are on 2nd or 3rd growth forests in the eastern part of the US, with much of it clear cut multiple times.
- pard68 4y agoLikely all but untouched. 200 years ago Missouri was still wild. Where my land is has been clear cut. But about 10 miles up the road is a portion of the forest that they claim has never been logged. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Wilderness https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Wilderness