Lost Epiphanies

Where have the times of exploration gone?
In this day and age what has happened to those who give there lives for discovery?
The ones who spend many years traveling petty distances, all for the thrill of adventure.
Have they been replaced by scientists, no.
Have the astronauts replaced them, no.
They have been lost with all the speedy transportation of today.
I amend that we should form a brigade of adventures, ones who travel not by plane, not by car, not by road, but by the method of improvised transportation.
Through the untouched wilderness, following nothing in particular, and enjoying life in it's purest form.
Doing what our long lost ancestors did so long ago.