as in wilderness
that part of the physical world that is removed from human habitation hiking in the out-of-doors can be a tremendous appetite builder

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wilderness
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  • Lost Dutchman State Park puts people up close to the craggy mountains' wilderness with abundant saguaro cactuses in the foreground, which can be seen from hiking trails ranging from easy to difficult.
    Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 15 July 2025
  • Primary concerns are recreation/PCT, wilderness values and firefighter safety in rough terrain.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2025
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“Out-of-doors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/out-of-doors. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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