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Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

Mountains should be climbed with as little effort as possible and without desire. The reality of you...

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Robert M. PirsigZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values

No Geologist worth anything is permanently bound to a desk or laboratory, but the charming notion th...

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Stephen Jay GouldAn Urchin in the Storm: Essays about Books and Ideas

Words tend to bounce off nature as they try to deliver nature's language into the hands of another l...

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Though American scenery is destitute of many of those circumstances that give value to the European,...

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I am extremely happy walking on the downs...I like to have space to spread my mind out in.

so wondrous wild, the whole might seemthe scenery of a fairy dream

When I asked Father Tom where we find God in this present darkness, he said that God is in creation,...

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Anne LamottPlan B: Further Thoughts on Faith

Whenever the sun is shining, I feel obligated to play outside!

All those hours exploring the great outdoors made me more resilient and confident.

Water, water, water....There is no shortage of water in the desert but exactly the right amount , a ...

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Edward AbbeyDesert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness

Where lies your landmark, seamark, or soul's star?

We are but faint-hearted crusaders...our expeditions are but tours...half the walk is but retracing ...

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Even the sick should try these so-called dangerous passes, because for every unfortunate they kill, ...

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John MuirThe Mountains of California

When I was a child in Scotland, I was fond of everything that was wild, and all my life I've been gr...

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John MuirThe Story of My Boyhood and Youth

Should humans conquer the mountain or should they wish for the mountain to possess them?

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Kiran DesaiThe Inheritance of Loss

Hearty laughter is a good way to jog internally without having to go outdoors.

...Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs— To the silent wilderness Where th...

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