by wilderness | Aug 15, 2012 | nature, quotes, Thoreau
Occoquan Bay Nat’l Wildlife Refuge, VA (2012) “Nature abhors a vacuum, and if I can only walk with sufficient carelessness I am sure to be filled.” – Henry David Thoreau
by wilderness | Feb 7, 2012 | dolly sods, Gandhi, quotes, volunteer vacation, west virginia
Cranberry Wilderness, Monongahela Nat’l Forest (WV), 2011I recently came across these words in a book I’ve been reading:”To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves.” – Mahatma GandhiWell put. Each time I...
by wilderness | Dec 21, 2011 | quotes
“Winter is nature’s way of saying, ‘Up yours.”- Robert Byrne, American author and billiard instructor
by wilderness | Oct 2, 2011 | quotes
Cranberry Wilderness, WV (2011)”Trees give peace to the souls of men.” – Nora Waln, best-selling author and journalist
by wilderness | Aug 14, 2011 | quotes, wilderness
Courtesy of John Muir and the US Forest Service, Monongahela National Forest. (Thanks!) Stay tuned for a full report on our adventure in “Wild and Wonderful” West Virginia.
by wilderness | Jul 9, 2011 | nature, quotes
Grand Canyon Nat’l Park, AZ (2008)”Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.”- Ralph Waldo Emerson
