Somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery why we climb. — Greg Child Copy Share Image
Hiking is the best workout!... You can hike for three hours and not even realize you're working out. And, hiking alone lets… — Jamie Luner Copy Share Image
In general, when you travel, you get into a different reality and are able to more accurately reflect on your ordinary life.… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
Farewell we call to hearth and hall! Though wind may blow and rain may fall. We must away ere the break of… — J. R. R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
“And now it was official: I loved REI more than I loved the people behind Snapple lemonade.” — Cheryl Strayed Copy Share Image
Hiking the PCT was the maddening effort of knitting that sweater and unraveling it over and over again. As if everything gained… — Cheryl Strayed Copy Share Image
I try to walk at least three times a week for 40 minutes or an hour. I do it at the gym… — Ana de la Reguera Copy Share Image
We've climbed the mighty mountain. I see the valley below, and it's a valley of peace. — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
“...by bringing myself over the edge and back, I discovered a passion to live my days fully, a conviction that will sustain… — Jonathan Waterman Copy Share Image
Climbing is one of the few sports in which the arena (the cliffs, the mountains and their specific routes) acquire a notoriety… — Jonathan Waterman Copy Share Image
Let me drink from the waters where the mountain streams flood Let the smell of wildflowers flow free through my blood Let… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
When I'm in turmoil, when I can't think, when I'm exhausted and afraid and feeling very, very alone, I go for walks.… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
My motivation to keep hiking was rooted in the magnificent details of the Appalachian Mountains, and the more I poured myself out… — Jennifer Pharr Davis Copy Share Image
To be whole and harmonious, man must also know the music of the beaches and the woods. He must find the thing… — William O. Douglas Copy Share Image
The longest journey begins with a single step, not with the turn of an ignition key. That’s the best thing about walking,… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
The walking of passers-by offers a series of turns and detours that can be compared to "turns of phrase" or "stylistic figures."… — Michel de Certeau Copy Share Image
Going down (descending), I realized, was like taking hold of the loose strand of yard on a sweater you'd just spent hours… — Cheryl Strayed Copy Share Image
First and foremost, I've realized that I've been snowboarding for many years, and the biggest high that I get is when I… — Jeremy Jones Copy Share Image
I have walked this south stream when to believe in spring was an act of faith. It was spitting snow and blowing,… — Ann Zwinger Copy Share Image
Sweet pliability of man's spirit, that can at once surrender itself to illusions, which cheat expectation and sorrow of their weary moments!… — Laurence Sterne Copy Share Image
“Mountain’s realization comes through the details of the breath, mountain appears in each step. Mountain then lives inside our bones, inside our… — Joan Halifax Copy Share Image
“In my twenties I was in Austin, Texas, finishing up yet another degree. I’d always loved hiking and, sick of the sedentary… — Jeffery Deaver Copy Share Image
For [Jane Austen and the readers of Pride and Prejudice], as for Mr. Darcy, [Elizabeth Bennett's] solitary walks express the independence that… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
“the sensations she was asking about were very pleasant; some of them were nothing short of delicious; but to know them one… — Richard Keith Frazine Copy Share Image
I love to exercise outside in the fresh air and sun: hiking, swimming, stand-up paddleboarding, and jogging. — Colbie Caillat Copy Share Image
I love to play. I love, opera, hiking and museums. The one thing I don't do is sit. I have a tremendous… — Alan Dershowitz Copy Share Image
My hobbies are mountain biking, horseback riding and packing, canoeing and kayaking, hiking, camping, cooking, and skiing. — Douglas Preston Copy Share Image
Every thought sounds like a footfall, Till a thought like a boot kicks down the wall. — Laura Riding Copy Share Image
I haven't got any special religion this morning. My God is the God of Walkers. If you walk hard enough, you probably… — Bruce Chatwin Copy Share Image
We are here on the planet only once, and might as well get a feel for the place. — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
I absolutely love any kind of outdoor activities like snowboarding, hiking, surfing, and laying out on the beach if I ever get… — Gina Holden Copy Share Image
It was great growing up a nomad. To this day I still love hiking and back packing. — Jared Leto Copy Share Image
Take nothing for granted. Not one blessed, cool mountain day or one hellish, desert day or one sweaty, stinky, hiking companion. It… — Cindy Ross Copy Share Image
As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“Hiking is rewarding. The tranquillity of the mountains provides a perfect setting for self-introspection.” — Gift Gugu Mona Copy Share Image
I'd be nervous about skiing, wondering what I'd do if I felt shaky on top of a mountain; but other diabetics do… — Dana Hill Copy Share Image
Mountain hikes instilled in me a life-long urge to get to the top of any inviting summit or peak. — Paul D. Boyer Copy Share Image
Hitch was interested in what I had to offer, like one of my background ideas for Norman's upbringing. — Joseph Stefano Copy Share Image
Everyone is an athlete. You want to go hiking, you want to go biking, you want to go jogging or for a… — Ali Krieger Copy Share Image
I love being outdoors, water sports, hiking - really, anything that keeps me moving! — Witney Carson Copy Share Image
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