Quote of the day

Destinations, Outdoor Recreation, Quote of the day, Yosemite / 02.09.2009

“It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living.” David Attenborough ~ British broadcaster and naturalist (1926- ) Photo by James Edward Mills...

Commentary, Quote of the day / 31.08.2009

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"I went into the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived."

Henry David Thoreau ~ transcendentalist American author, poet, naturalist, and philosopher (1817 – 1862) Photos by James Edward Mills
Quote of the day / 30.08.2009

"Slow down and everything you are chasing will come around and catch you." ~John De Paola Photo by James Edward Mills The last several days have been an amazing experience. Traveling west to Yosemite National Park the Joy Trip Project ventured out to explore the human experience at play. With deep regret posts to the blog have been absent. Please accept sincere apologies. Though cellular phone access has been very good, even at the summit of Half Dome, Internet connections have been hard to come by. And then transmission rates were...

Quote of the day / 26.08.2009

Kennedy"Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life."

John Muir ~ Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of U.S. wilderness (1838 –1914)