“I only went out for a walk, and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.”
“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.”
“In wildness is the preservation of the world.”
“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.”
“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.”
“The world offers itself to your imagination, calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting.”
“We need the tonic of wildness.”
“Walk on, walk on, with hope in your heart, and you’ll never walk alone.”
“Traveller, there is no road; the road is made by walking.”
“For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.”
“May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view.”
Always know where you are.
“Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.”
“Take only memories, leave only footprints.”
“The mountains are calling and I must go.”

