“I wished to acquire the simplicity, native feelings, and virtues of savage life; to divest myself of the factitious habits, prejudices and imperfections of civilization; ... and to find, amidst the solitude and grandeur of the western wilds, more correct views of human nature and of the true interests of man. The season of snows was preferred, that I might experience the pleasure of suffering, and the novelty of danger.”
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Evans's Pedestrious Tour
This book offers a personal account of the author's extensive walking tour, detailing the experiences, landscapes, and cultural encounters encountered during the journey. more
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Source: A Pedestrian Tour of four thousand miles throught the Western States and Territories during the winter and spring of 1818. Interspersed with Reflections
“A flaw is really beauty owned by nobody else. I think everyone is beautiful.”
“Look up, now look down. Up is endless, down has an ending. Always look up.”
“Let unexpected incidents roll off you like raindrops dancing down your bedroom window.”