Into the Wilderness/Homefront
Author Notes
When I had to move my site, I decided to rename this story. Because parts of it take place in New York (or home), I titled the pieces to reflect that. That is why we might go from Wilderness 8—in WA, to Homefront 9—in New York. I hope that it isn’t too confusing.
Nature Trek/Camp Kensey does not exist. The photos of the camp are actually of our Church Camp—Koinonia.
Metaline does exist, but the places in that tiny town are 90% my imagination.
The same is true of Cheney.
Toyota 4Runners were a cool little SUV back in 1984.
QuadRunners can be fun. It is not uncommon to carry a “critter” gun or shotgun when in the woods on a QuadRunner.
Forrest Service Roads often leave a lot to be desired.
Special thanks go out to the people at the Classic Ford Truck Message Board. My grandfather had an old green Ford we called the Turtle. It’s top speed was 45 mph—in third gear, going downhill. I’ve always loved those classic trucks, so I made Dan fond of them as well. The nice people at the Ford Board gave me a lot of help with details—including the mouse story!
My husband’s grandparents are the basis for Tessa’s grandparents. They could be very formal and austere, as well as very loving and demonstrative. In their house, there were formal rooms and informal rooms. I always preferred the informal ones, and I miss them very much.
Following the April 3, 1973, public demonstration, using a "brick"-like 30-ounce phone, Cooper started the 10-year process of bringing the portable cell phone to market. Motorola introduced the 16-ounce "DynaTAC" phone into commercial service in 1983, with each phone costing the consumer $3,500. I figured Matthew Wheeler would indulge himself with one.
Now we can move into the next phase. After all, they are OUT of the Wilderness.
All of my editing info was lost in the site upgrade. I apologize to my editors for not mentioning you by name.
