Characteristics Quote by John Muir

Wilderness is the very stuff America is made of.

— Aldo Leopold

“It is rugged, rustic country that lays claim to some of the most scenic and awe-inspiring sights in all of North America. While not…

— E.R. White Jr

Wilderness is rapidly becoming one of those aspects of the American dream which is more of the past than of the present. Wilderness is…

— Ansel Adams

We of America are especially fitted to visualize and to understand the marvellous transformation of a wilderness into a land of splendid cities.

— James Henry Breasted

As to scenery (giving my own thought and feeling), while I know the standard claim is that Yosemite, Niagara Falls, the Upper Yellowstone and…

— Walt Whitman

The wilderness within us is actually the best part of us.

— Stephen Marche

I think the Colorado Plateau is the most scenic area in the world - let's begin with that. Not just the United States.

— Stewart Udall

Wilderness is not only a haven for native plants and animals but it is also a refuge from society. Its a place to go…

— John Muir

I know that the only reason American landscapes sometimes disappoint me is that, just a century before I was born, the great rivers and…

— John Burnside

I think the American landscape is a very special thing. There's a kind of complexity and solemnness within it.

— Taylor Russell

Wilderness, like the national park system, was an American idea.

— Stewart Udall

Wilderness is not so much a place, but a feeling about one.

— Roderick Nash