origin of Boondock

Remote? Hamilton County, Indiana use to be "remote." As a kid (1960's) one could drive country roads and never find a house. Fields and not even telephone poles. Then those back-country graveled roads turned into black-top, then into lined blacktop, then into 4 way roads, and now, when you drive from the North side of Indianapolis to anywhere, it's all 4 lane divided (almost everywhere). It started with a "remote" spot someone thought would be a nice place to put a house ... nice .. "remote" away from everyone. Sure ... worked great for the first homestead. But then someone else came along, then someone else, then a gas station, a shopping mall, sewers, gas lines, water lines, electric lines, more shopping malls, now mamouth apartment complexes, housing additons, home owners associations, and the fields that once were "remote" ... aint no more! It all started with 1 person "occupying" a "remote" spot! Top 10 "remote" spots ... not so remote when a bazillion tourists travel to see how "remote" it is. Sorry, there are no remote spots when they've become a tourist attraction or turned into a shopping center!

Dahkota is right: "Remote" is not easy to define.

Another example is the south rim of the Grand Canyon. If you stand out behind the Bright Angel Lodge, you'll be there with the multitudes of visitors. Gazillions of them. However, if you walk a few hundred yards to your left, you are, well, all by yourself. (Personally, I love to head to the plaza behind the Bright Angel after a good hike along the rim. Nothing better than a big ice cream cone with a great view on a hot, dusty day!)

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Lynn

Just because a space is occupied by a person doesn't mean it isn't remote. Remote does not mean uninhabited. There are tons of remote places in the US, even on the east coast. You will have to hike into them, as roads allow too many people. Of course, if one never travels more than 50 feet from a road, than I can see where one would deny the existence of remote locations.

For those interested: 10 remote places...

I don't think a "remote area" exists anywhere any more, especially in the USA. An RV.net thread just last week talked about hidden cameras in National Forests out in the middle of "no where." So, "remote" simply does not exist. And ... even if it did ... once the first person find the spot, it's no longer "remote". It's now "occupied!" :)

Interesting. Thanks.