There is something about the idea of an encounter with nature that has a powerful hold on the American imagination -- an idea of independence, of self-reliance, self-sufficiency smf autonomy. These are ideas that lie very close to the heart of the cultural values we prize most, and that seem to be most threatened by the style of modern, urban, industrial society.Joseph L. Sax
If at some point you don’t ask yourself, ‘What have I gotten myself into?’ then you’re not doing it right.Roland Gau
When traveling with someone, take large doses of patience and tolerance with your morning coffee.Helen Hayes
When you have worn out your shoes, the strength of the shoe leather has passed into the fiber of your body... He is the richest man who pays the largest debt to his shoemaker.Ralph Ealdo Emerson
Everything you own must be able to fit inside one suitcase; then your mind might be free.Charles Bukowski
