Simplicity in all things is the secret of the wilderness and one of its most valuable lessons — Sigurd F. Olson Copy Share Image
As long as there are young men with the light of adventure in their eyes or a touch of wilderness in their… — Sigurd F. Olson Copy Share Image
As long as there are young men with the light of adventure in their eyes and a touch of wildness in their… — Sigurd F. Olson Copy Share Image
The way of a canoe is the way of the wilderness, and of a freedom almost forgotten. — Sigurd F. Olson Copy Share Image
Not only has wilderness been a force in molding our character as a people, but its influence continues, and will, if we… — Sigurd F. Olson Copy Share Image
In wilderness people can find the silence and the solitude and the noncivilized surroundings that can connect them once again to their… — Sigurd F. Olson Copy Share Image
Wilderness can be appreciated only by contrast, and solitude understood only when we have been without it. We cannot separate ourselves from… — Sigurd F. Olson Copy Share Image
There is magic in the feel of a paddle and the movement of a canoe, a magic compounded of distance, adventure, solitude,… — Sigurd F. Olson Copy Share Image
I have discovered in a lifetime of traveling in primitive regions, a lifetime of seeing people living in the wilderness and using… — Sigurd F. Olson Copy Share Image
Beauty is composed of many things and never stands alone. It is part of horizons, blue in the distance, great primeval silences,… — Sigurd F. Olson Copy Share Image
Simplicity in all things is the secret of the wilderness and one of its most valuable lessons. It is what we leave… — Sigurd F. Olson Copy Share Image
Simplicity in all things is the secret of the wilderness and one of its most valuable lessons — Sigurd F. Olson Copy Share
Joys come from simple and natural things: mists over meadows, sunlight on leaves, the path of the moon over water. — Sigurd F. Olson Copy Share
At times on quiet waters one does not speak aloud but only in whispers, for then all noise is sacrilege. — Sigurd F. Olson Copy Share
“Joys come from simple and natural things; mist over meadows, sunlight on leaves, the path of the moon over water. Even rain and wind… — Sigurd F. Olson Copy Share
Ethical and moral questions and how we answer them may determine whether primal scenes will continue to be a source of joy and comfort… — Sigurd F. Olson Copy Share
Awareness is becoming acquainted with environment, no matter where one happens to be. Man does not suddenly become aware or infused with wonder; it… — Sigurd F. Olson Copy Share
Wilderness can be appreciated only by contrast, and solitude understood only when we have been without it. We cannot separate ourselves from society, comradeship,… — Sigurd F. Olson Copy Share
While we are born with curiosity and wonder and our early years full of the adventure they bring, I know such inherent joys are… — Sigurd F. Olson Copy Share
If we can change our priorities, achieve balance and understanding in our roles as human beings in a complex world, the coming era can… — Sigurd F. Olson Copy Share
Summer means promises fulfilled, objectives gained, hopes realized. The surge of doing and achieving, of watching and enjoying is finally replaced by a sense… — Sigurd F. Olson Copy Share
Awareness is becoming acquainted with the environments, no matter where one happens to be. — Sigurd F. Olson Copy Share
Awareness is becoming acquainted with environment, no matter where one happens to be. — Sigurd F. Olson Copy Share
As long as there are young men with the light of adventure in their eyes and a touch of wildness in their souls, rapids… — Sigurd F. Olson Copy Share
Even rain and wind and stormy clouds bring joy, just as knowing animals and flowers and where they live. — Sigurd F. Olson Copy Share
There is magic in the feel of a paddle and the movement of a canoe, a magic compounded of distance, adventure, solitude, and peace.… — Sigurd F. Olson Copy Share
