God never made an ugly landscape. All that sun shines on is beautiful, so long as it is wild.
John MuirI have a low opinion of books; they are but piles of stones set up to show coming travelers where other minds have been, or at best signal smokes to call attention. No amount of word-making will ever make a single soul to know these mountains. As well seek to warm the naked and frostbitten by lectures on caloric and pictures of flame. One day's exposure to mountains is better than cartloads of books.
John MuirAnyhow we never know where we must go, nor what guides we are to get - -people,storms, guardian angels, or sheep.
John Muir...every sight and sound inspiring, leading one far out of himself, yet feeding and building up his individuality.
John Muir