“It is good to take a weekend and just you, or you and your dog, head out into the wilderness. Walk by yourself. Be by yourself. It will help you in your search for stillness and perfection.” HelpingHumanityWalksDogBuddhismPerfectionWildernessWeekendStillness Author:Frederick Lenz
“Wilderness is not only a haven for native plants and animals but it is also a refuge from society. Its a place to go to hear the wind and little else, see the stars and the galaxies, smell the pine trees, feel the cold water, touch the sky and the ground at the same time, listen to coyotes, eat the fresh snow, walk across the desert sands, and realize why its good to go outside of the city and the suburbs. Fortunately, there is wilderness just outside the limits of the cities and the suburbs in most of the United States, especially in the West.” FeelsLittlesStatesStarsWaterRealizingWalksAnimalUnitedCitiesUnited StatesTreeSkyHavensWindColdLimitsPlantWestSmellSnowDesertSandNativeWildernessRefugeGalaxySuburbsPlaces To GoPlants And AnimalsCold WaterCoyotesPine TreesDesert SandFresh Snow Author:John Muir
“We must not only protect the country side and save it from destruction, we must restore what has been destroyed and salvage the beauty and charm of our cities ... Once our natural splendor is destroyed, it can never be recaptured. And once man can no longer walk with beauty or wonder at nature, his spirit will wither and his sustenance be wasted.” MenHas BeensCountrySpiritSidesNaturalWalksCitiesWonderProtectDestructionDestroyedCharmWildernessSplendorSustenanceSalvage Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“We are born to love as we are born to die, and between the heartbeats of these two great mysteries lies all the tangled undergrowth of our tiny lives. There is nowhere to go but through. And so we walk on, lost, and lost again, in the mapless wilderness of love.” HeartTwoLyingDiesLostBornWalksMysteryTinyWildernessHeartbeatTangledNowhere To GoBorn To Die Author:Tim Farrington
“...if we allow ourselves contemplative time in nature-whether it's gardening, going for a walk with the dog, or being in the heart of the southern Utah wilderness-then we can hear the voice of our conscience. If we listen to that voice, it asks us to be conscious. And if we become conscious we choose to live lives of consequence.” IfsHeartAsksVoiceWalksDogConsciousConscienceConsequenceLive LifeWildernessSouthernGardeningContemplativeUtahSouthern Utah Author:Terry Tempest Williams
“I realize the answer is not to create wilderness and walk away.” RealizingAnswersWalksWilderness Author:Michael K. Simpson