By Tim Mead, Author of Quetico Adventures.   Wilderness. The word conjures up different things, depending on each individual’s perspective.   For some, wilderness is the trackless desert of the southwest. For some, wilderness is the urban jungle. For me, wilderness is the boreal forest stretching across North America from ocean to ocean. In my version of wilderness, there are no roads, no conveniences, few people.   Wilderness, despite a widespread assumption, is not hostile. A number of ...