Most people who travel look only at what they are directed to look at. Great is the power of the guidebook maker, however ignorant.
Hidden in the glorious wildness like unmined gold.
The sun shines not on us but in us.
...every sight and sound inspiring, leading one far out of himself, yet feeding and building up his individuality.
I wonder if leaves feel lonely when they see their neighbors falling?
The most distinctive, and perhaps the most impressive, characteristic of American scenery is its wilderness.