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| Only by going alone... | Only by going alone in silence, without baggage, can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness. All other travel is mere dust and hotels and baggage and chatter. Copy Copy Only by going alone in⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| Raindrops blossom brilliantly in... | Raindrops blossom brilliantly in the rainbow, and change to flowers in the sod, but snow comes in full flower direct from the dark, frozen sky. Copy Copy Raindrops blossom brilliantly in the⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| Rocks and waters, etc.,... | Rocks and waters, etc., are words of God, and so are men. We all flow from one fountain Soul. All are expressions of one Love. Copy Copy Rocks and waters, etc., are⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| Sequoia seeds have flat... | Sequoia seeds have flat wings, and glint and glance in their flight like a boy's kite. Copy Copy Sequoia seeds have flat wings,⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| Sheep, like people, are... | Sheep, like people, are ungovernable when hungry. Copy Copy Sheep, like people, are ungovernable⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| Spring work is going... | Spring work is going on with joyful enthusiasm. Copy Copy Spring work is going on⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| Storms of every sort,... | Storms of every sort, torrents, earthquakes, cataclysms, 'convulsions of nature,' etc., however mysterious and lawless at first sight they may seem, are only harmonious notes in the song of creation, varied expressions of God's love. Copy Copy Storms of every sort, torrents,⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| Take a course in... | Take a course in good water and air; and in the eternal youth of Nature you may renew your own. Go quietly, alone; no harm will befall you. Copy Copy Take a course in good⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| The clearest way into... | The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness. Copy Copy The clearest way into the⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| The coniferous forests of... | The coniferous forests of the Yosemite Park, and of the Sierra in general, surpass all others of their kind in America, or indeed the world, not only in the size and beauty of the trees, but in the number of species assembled together, and the grandeur of the mountains they are growing on. Copy Copy The coniferous forests of the⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| The dispersal of juniper... | The dispersal of juniper seeds is effected by the plum and cherry plan of hiring birds at the cost of their board, and thus obtaining the use of a pair of extra good wings. Copy Copy The dispersal of juniper seeds⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| The forests of America,... | The forests of America, however slighted by man, must have been a great delight to God; for they were the best he ever planted. The whole continent was a garden, and from the beginning, it seemed to be favored above all the other wild parks and gardens of the globe. Copy Copy The forests of America, however⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| The gross heathenism of... | The gross heathenism of civilization has generally destroyed nature, and poetry, and all that is spiritual. Copy Copy The gross heathenism of civilization⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| The making of the... | The making of the far-famed New York Central Park was opposed by even good men, with misguided pluck, perseverance, and ingenuity, but straight right won its way, and now that park is appreciated. So we confidently believe it will be with our great national parks and forest reservations. Copy Copy The making of the far-famed⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| The more I see... | The more I see of deer, the more I admire them as mountaineers. They make their way into the heart of the roughest solitudes with smooth reserve of strength, through dense belts of brush and forest encumbered with fallen trees and boulder piles, across canons, roaring streams, and snow-fields, ever showing forth beauty and courage. Copy Copy The more I see of⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| The mountains are calling... | The mountains are calling and I must go. Copy Copy The mountains are calling and⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| The power of imagination... | The power of imagination makes us infinite. Copy Copy The power of imagination makes⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| The practical importance of... | The practical importance of the preservation of our forests is augmented by their relations to climate, soil and streams. Copy Copy The practical importance of the⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| The redwood is one... | The redwood is one of the few conifers that sprout from the stump and roots, and it declares itself willing to begin immediately to repair the damage of the lumberman and also that of the forest-burner. Copy Copy The redwood is one of⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| The redwood is the... | The redwood is the glory of the Coast Range. It extends along the western slope, in a nearly continuous belt about ten miles wide, from beyond the Oregon boundary to the south of Santa Cruz, a distance of nearly four hundred miles, and in massive, sustained grandeur and closeness of growth surpasses all the other timber woods of the world. Copy Copy The redwood is the glory⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| The sun shines not... | The sun shines not on us but in us. The rivers flow not past, but through us. Thrilling, tingling, vibrating every fiber and cell of the substance of our bodies, making them glide and sing. The trees wave and the flowers bloom in our bodies as well as our souls, and every bird song, wind song, and tremendous storm song of the rocks in the heart of the mountains is our song, our very own, and sings our love. Copy Copy The sun shines not on⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| The waving of a... | The waving of a pine tree on the top of a mountain - a magic wand in Nature's hand - every devout mountaineer knows its power; but the marvelous beauty value of what the Scotch call a breckan in a still dell, what poet has sung this? Copy Copy The waving of a pine⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| The wild Indian power... | The wild Indian power of escaping observation, even where there is little or no cover to hide in, was probably slowly acquired in hard hunting and fighting lessons while trying to approach game, take enemies by surprise, or get safely away when compelled to retreat. Copy Copy The wild Indian power of⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| The world, we are... | The world, we are told, was made especially for man â a presumption not supported by all the facts. Copy Copy The world, we are told,⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| The world's big and... | The world's big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark. Copy Copy The world's big and I⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| The wrongs done to... | The wrongs done to trees, wrongs of every sort, are done in the darkness of ignorance and unbelief, for when the light comes, the heart of the people is always right. Copy Copy The wrongs done to trees,⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| There is a love... | There is a love of wild nature in everybody, an ancient mother-love showing itself whether recognized or no, and however covered by cares and duties Copy Copy There is a love of⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| There is not a... | There is not a fragment in all nature, for every relative fragment of one thing is a full harmonious unit in itself. Copy Copy There is not a fragment⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| There is that in... | There is that in the glance of a flower which may at times control the greatest of creation's braggart lords. Copy Copy There is that in the⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| These temple destroyers, devotees... | These temple destroyers, devotees of ravaging commercialism, seem to have a perfect contempt for Nature, and, instead of lifting their eyes to the God of the mountains, lift them to the Almighty Dollar. Copy Copy These temple destroyers, devotees of⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| This grand show is... | This grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never all dried at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor is ever rising. Eternal sunrise, eternal sunset, eternal dawn and gloaming, on sea and continents and islands, each in its turn, as the round earth rolls. Copy Copy This grand show is eternal.⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| This time it is... | This time it is real â all must die, and where could mountaineer find a more glorious death! Copy Copy This time it is real⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken,... | Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity; and that mountain parks and reservations are useful not only as fountains of timber and irrigating rivers, but as fountains of life. Awakening from the stupefying effects of the vice of over-industry and the deadly apathy of luxury, they are trying as best they can to mix and enrich their own little ongoings with those of Nature, and to get rid of rust and disease. Copy Copy Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| To the lover of... | To the lover of wilderness, Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world. Copy Copy To the lover of wilderness,⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| Trees go wandering forth... | Trees go wandering forth in all directions with every wind, going and coming like ourselves, traveling with us around the sun two million miles a day, and through space heaven knows how fast and far! Copy Copy Trees go wandering forth in⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| Under the Timber and... | Under the Timber and Stone Act of 1878, which might well have been called the 'Dust and Ashes Act,' any citizen of the United States could take up one hundred and sixty acres of timber land and, by paying two dollars and a half an acre for it, obtain title. Copy Copy Under the Timber and Stone⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| Walk away quietly in... | Walk away quietly in any direction and taste the freedom of the mountaineer. Copy Copy Walk away quietly in any⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| Wander a whole summer... | Wander a whole summer if you can...time will not be taken from the sum of your life. Instead of shortening, it will definitely lengthen it and make you truly immortal. Copy Copy Wander a whole summer if⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| We all travel the... | We all travel the Milky Way together, trees and men. Copy Copy We all travel the Milky⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| We are now in... | We are now in the mountains and they are in us, kindling enthusiasm, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell of us. Copy Copy We are now in the⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| What a psalm the... | What a psalm the storm was singing, and how fresh the smell of the washed earth and leaves, and how sweet the still small voices of the storm! Copy Copy What a psalm the storm⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| When California was wild,... | When California was wild, it was the floweriest part of the continent. Copy Copy When California was wild, it⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| When one tugs at... | When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world. Copy Copy When one tugs at a⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| When we contemplate the... | When we contemplate the whole globe as one great dewdrop, striped and dotted with continents and islands, flying through space with other stars all singing and shining together as one, the whole universe appears as an infinite storm of beauty. Copy Copy When we contemplate the whole⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| When we try to... | When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe. Copy Copy When we try to pick⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| When we tug at... | When we tug at a single thing in nature, we find it attached to the rest of the world. Copy Copy When we tug at a⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| Who wouldn't be a... | Who wouldn't be a mountaineer! Up here all the world's prizes seem nothing Copy Copy Who wouldn't be a mountaineer!⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| Writing is like the... | Writing is like the life of a glacier; one eternal grind. Copy Copy Writing is like the life⦠copied to clipboard | ||
| Yet how hard most... | Yet how hard most people work for mere dust and ashes and care, taking no thought of growing in knowledge and grace, never having time to get in sight of their own ignorance. Copy Copy Yet how hard most people⦠copied to clipboard |
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