

“John Muir, Earth — planet, Universe
[Muir's home address, as inscribed on the inside front cover of his first field journal]”
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[Muir's home address, as inscribed on the inside front cover of his first field journal]”
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“The long distance hiker, a breed set apart,
From the likes of the usual pack.
He’ll shoulder his gear, be hittin’ the trail;
Long gone, long ‘fore he’ll be back.”
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From the likes of the usual pack.
He’ll shoulder his gear, be hittin’ the trail;
Long gone, long ‘fore he’ll be back.”
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“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”
― Our National Parks
― Our National Parks

“The world, we are told, was made especially for man — a presumption not supported by all the facts.”
― A Thousand-Mile Walk To The Gulf
― A Thousand-Mile Walk To The Gulf

“Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die.”
― The Charge of the Light Brigade
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die.”
― The Charge of the Light Brigade
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