![]() ![]() He can grow manic and excitable after being in civilization for too long, but a few days immersed in nature tend to relieve his frustrations. Défago, who seems less impressed, is characterized as a man who is simultaneously in love with and terrified by the wilderness – sensitive, intuitive, and quiet. In the midst of his awe, he senses a tinge of horror: he is reminded of stories about travelers who are so overwhelmed with the sublime that they have run into the woods never to be seen again. ![]() Simpson notes that the dozens of small islands look like a “fairy fleet,” and is deeply struck by the vastness of the Canadian wilds. They plan to meet back at the camp after several days, and as the two pairs head off, there is a sense of impending tragedy as they are swallowed into the yawning woodlands. ![]() After eating Punk’s breakfast, Simpson and Défago canoe down Fifty Island Water, one of the many elongated lakes cut through the glacier-scarred wilderness, and Cathcart and Davis head in a different direction. ![]()
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