Abstract
What does it mean to go out to the wilderness—to leave society behind and to live for a while on what one carries in a pack, devoting one’s time to an exploration of the natural world?
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life and see if I could not learn what it had to teach. —Thoreau
The Outdoor Challenge Program as well as the associated research effort has been funded throughout the project by the Forest Service, North Central Experimental Station, USDA.
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Kaplan, S., Talbot, J.F. (1983). Psychological Benefits of a Wilderness Experience. In: Altman, I., Wohlwill, J.F. (eds) Behavior and the Natural Environment. Human Behavior and Environment, vol 6. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3539-9_6
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