While I might fantasize about prospecting for rare earth minerals in Africa with an AK-47 slung over my shoulder in the blazing Saharan heat or some other extreme adventure, I also have come to the realization that such a fantasy doesn’t suit me or mesh with the world I inhabit. In prior ages, there might’ve been wars worth fighting, land to conquer, untrammeled wilderness to civilize, or distant colonies to oversee. Today, not so much.
But as the borders of the American empire expand, with no sign of abating anytime soon, it’s in the neglected interior of the country where the real adventure may soon arise.
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