The beauty of things was born before eyes and sufficient to itself; the heartbreaking beauty
Will remain when there is no heart to break for it.
- Robinson Jeffers
Wild landscapes can buoy human spirits and restore mankind to a semblance of sanity, they should be preserved as outdoor houses of worship
- The New Desert Reader
As a hiker, trail runners seem strange to me. Maybe they think the same thing about those heavily laden turtles chatting about every rock, plant and insect they just saw. 😆
We humans must revere the earth, for it is our well-being. Always the earth grants us what we need. If we treat the earth with kindness, it will treat us kindly.
- N. Scott Momaday. Earth Keeper