“As much as I love hiking and hunting and fishing and camping, I might love the meals that follow just as much. The post-adventure meal is akin to a religious experience. It just cannot be beat. Every time I leave the mountains or woods, my mind turns to where I can get a good greasy meal and cold beverage. And no matter how grubby the restaurant is or how piss poor the food looks, it always ends up being the best meal I've ever had. Always.” Food Book:That Wild Country: An Epic Journey through the Past, Present, and Future of America's Public Lands Source: That Wild Country: An Epic Journey through the Past, Present, and Future of America's Public Lands
“The acreage of our federal public lands is equivalent to the entire country of Germany seven times over. These lands provide space for hunting, fishing, and leisure activities; wildlife habitats; clean-water protection; sustainable industry; and much more. All for the public. It's about as profoundly American an idea as you can find: the democratization of land and resources and food and recreation and wildlife and scenery and space and solitude.” RecreationPublic Lands Book:That Wild Country: An Epic Journey through the Past, Present, and Future of America's Public Lands Source: That Wild Country: An Epic Journey through the Past, Present, and Future of America's Public Lands
“It was easy to see what Bundy and anti-public-land politicians really wanted: for public lands to be given to certain people. People who want land for their own gains--to mine it, graze it, drill it, or sell it--people who want to exploit it.” Public Lands Book:That Wild Country: An Epic Journey through the Past, Present, and Future of America's Public Lands Source: That Wild Country: An Epic Journey through the Past, Present, and Future of America's Public Lands
“There are some wild places across our nation's public lands that physically move you, creating a tightening in the chest, a loss of breath, or a tingling along the spine.” Public Lands Book:That Wild Country: An Epic Journey through the Past, Present, and Future of America's Public Lands Source: That Wild Country: An Epic Journey through the Past, Present, and Future of America's Public Lands