The soil is the great connector of our lives, the source and destination of all. — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
I had reached a dead end and that is when I took to trekking which took me to faraway places like Ladakh. — Deepti Naval Copy Share Image
All paths lead nowhere, so it is important to choose a path that has heart. — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
Every walk is a sort of crusade, preached by some Peter the Hermit in us. — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
As a nation we are dedicated to keeping physically fit - and parking as close to the stadium as possible. — Bill Vaughan Copy Share Image
A sound mind in a sound body is a short but full description of a happy state in this world. — John Locke Copy Share Image
There's some end at last for the man who follows a path; mere rambling is interminable. — Seneca the Elder Copy Share Image
I think it's important to spend some time with oneself, and the mountains are a great place to do that. So I… — Jubin Nautiyal Copy Share Image
When I was trekking across Brooklyn, looking for MC battles - and there were plenty of them - I never dreamed I'd… — GZA Copy Share Image
I would walk along the quais when I had finished work or when I was trying to think something out. It was… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
The English literary movement at the end of the 18th century was obviously due in great part, if not mainly, to the… — Leslie Stephen Copy Share Image
I think that gravity sets into everything, including careers, but pendulums do swing and mountains do become valleys after a while... if… — Sylvester Stallone Copy Share Image
Think what a great world revolution will take place when ... [there are] millions of guys all over the world with rucksacks… — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
It's all still there in heart and soul. The walk, the hills, the sky, the solitary pain and pleasure-they will grow larger,… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
Nature, and the original system that created us, must always remain somehow with us, the bedrock of our movements and actions. What… — Rick Bass Copy Share Image
Whenever we make changes in our surroundings, we can too easily shortchange ourselves, by cutting ourselves off from some of the sights… — Tony Hiss Copy Share Image
… the brisk exercise imparts elasticity to the muscles, fresh and healthy blood circulates through the brain, the mind works well, the… — David Livingstone Copy Share Image
It's amazing how much time one can spend in a garden doing nothing at all. I sometimes think, in fact, that the… — Jane Garmey Copy Share Image
Wilderness has been characterized as barren and unproductive; little can be grown in its sand and rock. But the crops of wilderness… — David Douglas Copy Share Image
I, who cannot stay in my chamber for a single day without acquiring some rust, and when sometimes I have stolen forth… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Put you hand before your eyes and remember, you that have walked, the places from which you have walked away, and the… — Hilaire Belloc Copy Share Image
Long distance hiking is not a vacation, it's too long for that. It's not recreation, too much toil and pain involved. It… — Cindy Ross Copy Share Image
For me, and for thousands with similar inclinations, the most important passion of life is the overpowering desire to escape periodically from… — Bob Marshall Copy Share Image
I see a vision of a great rucksack revolution thousands or even millions of young Americans wandering around with rucksacks, going up… — Gary Snyder Copy Share Image
Do not feed children on a maudlin sentimentalism or dogmatic religion; give them nature. Let their souls drink in all that is… — Luther Burbank Copy Share Image
The rule of thumb for the old backpacking was that the weight of your pack should equal the weight of yourself and… — Patrick F. McManus Copy Share Image
First, if it is true that a spatial order organizes an ensemble of possibilities (e.g., by a place in which one can… — Michel de Certeau Copy Share Image
Recreation in the open is of the finest grade. The moral benefits are all positive. The individual with any soul cannot live… — Arthur Carhart Copy Share Image
“Today, she is standing at the top of a mountain and appreciating the majestic panoramic view of mesmerizing Himalaya. As a kid,… — Ashish Bhardwaj Copy Share Image
The best treatment for feet encased in shoes all day is to go barefoot. One-fifth of the world's population never wears shoes… — Stephanie Tourles Copy Share Image
The rhythm of walking generates a kind of rhythm of thinking, and the passage through a landscape echoes or stimulates the passage… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
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