“And so when we talk about intangible values remember that they cannot be separated from the others. The conservation of waters, forests, soils, and wildlife are all involved with the conservation of the human spirit. The goal we all strive toward is happiness, contentment, the dignity of the individual, and the good life. This goal will elude us forever if we forget the importance of the intangibles.” IfsHumansRememberSpiritValuesIndividualGoalWaterForgetForeverInvolvedDignityImportanceEnvironmentalStriveForestsSoilContentmentGood LifeConservationHuman SpiritWildlifeIntangibleEludeElude Us Author:Sigurd F. Olson
“Man's history is woven into waterways, for not only did he live beside them, but he used them as highways for hunting, exploration, and trade. Water assured his welfare, its absence meant migration or death, its constancy nourished his spirit. A mountain, a desert, or a great forest might serve his need of strength, but water reflects his inner needs.” MenNeedsMightUsedSpiritWaterMountainTradeEnvironmentalAbsenceForestsDesertWelfareExplorationHuntingAssuredHighwaysWovenMigrationConstancy Book:Wilderness Days Source: Wilderness Days
“It was Indian summer, a bluebird sort of day as we call it in the north, warm and sunny, without a breath of wind; the water was sky-blue, the shores a bank of solid gold.” FallWaterSkyWindSummerGoldBreathsBlueWarmIndianAutumnShoreSunnyBluebirdIndian Summer Book:Open horizons Source: Open horizons
“Joys come from simple and natural things: mists over meadows, sunlight on leaves, the path of the moon over water.” HappinessJoyWaterNaturalSimplePathMoonSunlightBeautiful ThingsMistMeadowsNatural Things Book:Open horizons Source: Open horizons
“At times on quiet waters one does not speak aloud but only in whispers, for then all noise is sacrilege.” DoeSpeakWaterQuietNoiseSacrilege Book:Singing Wilderness Source: Singing Wilderness
