“NATIONAL PARKS ARE THE BEST IDEA WE EVER HAD. ABSOLUTELY AMERICAN, ABSOLUTELY DEMOCRATIC, THEY REFLECT US AT OUR BEST RATHER THAN OUR WORST.”- WALLACE STEGNER
“IT IS OUR CHOICES THAT SHOW US WHO WE TRULY ARE, MORE THAN OUR ABILITIES.” – DUMBLEDORE
“ONLY THOSE WHO DO NOT CLIMB MOUNTAINS ASK WHY PEOPLE CLIMB THEM. FOR THOSE WHO CLIMB, THE ANSWER IS BOTH OBVIOUS AND IMPOSSIBLE TO EXPLAIN. THE EVERYDAY CONCERNS OF LIVELIHOOD, OF SOCIAL STANDING, OVERDUE BILLS, AND FUTURELESS ROMANCE ALL FALL AWAY BEFORE THE VAST AND OVERWHELMING ABSOLUTE OF THE MOUNTAIN. ” PAUL WATKINS
“TO AWAKEN ALONE IN A STRANGE TOWN IS ONE OF THE PLEASANTEST SENSATIONS IN THE WORLD. YOU ARE SURROUNDED BY ADVENTURE. YOU HAVE NO IDEA OF WHAT IS IN STORE FOR YOU, BUT YOU WILL, IF YOU ARE WISE AND KNOW THE ART OF TRAVEL, LET YOURSELF GO ON THE STREAM OF THE UNKNOWN.” – FREYA STARK
“KEEP CLOSE TO NATURE’S HEART… AND BREAK CLEAR AWAY, ONCE IN AWHILE, AND CLIMB A MOUNTAIN OR SPEND A WEEK IN THE WOODS. WASH YOUR SPIRIT CLEAN.” – JOHN MUIR
“EVERYONE WANTS TO LIVE ON TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN, BUT ALL THE HAPPINESS AND GROWTH OCCURS WHILE YOU ARE CLIMBING IT.” – ANDY ROONEY
“PASSION IS LIFTED FROM THE EARTH ITSELF BY THE MUDDY HANDS OF THE YOUNG; IT TRAVELS ALONG GRASS-STAINED SLEEVES TO THE HEART. IF WE ARE GOING TO SAVE ENVIRONMENTALISM AND THE ENVIRONMENT, WE MUST ALSO SAVE AN ENDANGERED INDICATOR SPECIES: THE CHILD IN NATURE.” – RICHARD LOUV
“YOU ARE NOT A DROP IN THE OCEAN. YOU ARE THE ENTIRE OCEAN IN A DROP.” – RUMI
