I really like getting away from all the hussle and bussle. I love those moments when you find a breathtakingly beautiful place and you can just sit in silence and take in the surroundings.
In Aus, Wilson Promontory is as isolted as I've been. you have to walk in and out, so it's not a place for the masses. It's a spectacular, rugged, untouched piece of Aussie beauty.
In Eastern Morocco, sitting atop a huge sand dune on the edge of the Sahara watching the sunset is a memory I'll have for life. Although there were about 20 of us up there, for a reasonable period, everyone just sat in silence (probably because it was so damn hot!) and took in a desert sunset.
My personal favourite though, is a spot near Banff called Lake Minnewanka. I used to take the single track mountain bike trail about 18kms in from the road to where the lake bends around. There was a spectacular little pebble beach looking back accross the lake to a couple of towering snow capped mountain ranges. Most days it was just dead silence, with odd bird piping up every now and then. Occasionally, the forest would ruslte a bit, which was freaky being bear and cougar country. But it all added up to part of the beauty of the place. Here's a pic from Google:
Anyhoo, lets hear about your remote adventures....
maybe stand up straight is the lesson here.
