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Archive Home > 2003 > June > 11 > 'Weekend Wilderness' seeks out wild ""pockets""

'Weekend Wilderness' seeks out wild ""pockets""

By Jim Witty / The Bulletin
June 11, 2003

Of 680 designated wilderness areas in the United States, 200 are "pocket" wildernesses of fewer than 12,000 acres.

According to Martin Tessmer, these areas are ideal weekend getaways.

Tessmer's "Weekend Wilderness: A Complete Outdoor Recreation Guide to America's Pocket Wilderness....

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