The man who goes afoot, prepared to camp anywhere and in any weather, is the most independent fellow on earth.

To equip a pedestrian with shelter, bedding, utensils, food, and other necessities, in a pack so light and small that he can carry it without overstrain, is really a fine art.

Knicks and dull edges are abominations, so use knives and hatchets for nothing but they were made for.

The man who goes afoot, prepared to camp anywhere and in any weather, is the most independent fellow on earth.

It is one of the blessings of wilderness life that it shows us how few things we need in order to be perfectly happy.

The man with the knapsack is never lost. No matter whither he may stray, his food and shelter are right with him, and home is wherever he may choose to stop.

In the school of the woods, there is no graduation day.