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Wildness is a necessity.

John Muir

Mountains are our Holy Land, and we ought to saunter through them reverently, not ‘hike’ through them.
JOHN MUIR

Hiking Land Mountain Travel
One day’s exposure to mountains is better than a cartload of books.
JOHN MUIR

Book Exposure Hiking Mountain Travel Trekking
To the lover of wilderness, Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world.
JOHN MUIR

Alaska Country Love Lovers Travel Wonderful World
I have never yet happened upon a trace of evidence that seemed to show that any one animal was ever made for another as much as it was made for itself.
JOHN MUIR

Animal Evidence Happen Trace
Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.
JOHN MUIR

Deep Dirty Inspirational Life Nature Path Travel
In our best times everything turns into religion, all the world seems a church and the mountains altars.
JOHN MUIR

Church Mountain Nature Religion Time Turn
Therefore all childish fear must be put away.
JOHN MUIR

Children Fear Hiking One Liner Travel Trekking
On no subject are our ideas more warped and pitiable than on death.
JOHN MUIR

Death Ideas
The making of gardens and parks goes on with civilization all over the world, and they increase both in size and number as their value is recognized.
JOHN MUIR

Civil Garden Increase Park Recognize Value World
Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world.
JOHN MUIR

Change Door Inspirational Nature Travel World
Night is coming on and I am filled with indescribable loneliness. Felt feverish; bathed in a black, silent stream.
JOHN MUIR

Black Feeling Loneliness Night Silence
As age comes on, one source of enjoyment after another is closed, but nature’s sources never fail.
JOHN MUIR

Age Close Enjoyment Failure Nature Peace
It is always interesting to see people in dead earnest, from whatever cause, and earthquakes make everybody earnest.
JOHN MUIR

Dead Earn Earthquake Interesting People
Every sight and sound inspiring, leading one far out of himself, yet feeding and building up his individuality.
JOHN MUIR

Build Feed Himself Individual Inspirational Lead Sight
I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.
JOHN MUIR

Nature Travel Walk
What a psalm the storm was singing, and how fresh the smell of the washed earth and leaves, and how sweet the still small voices of the storm!
JOHN MUIR

Earth Fresh Leaf Psalm Sing Smell Storm Sweet Voice Wash

Wildness is a necessity.

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