“Stand still. The trees ahead and bush beside you are not lost.” Albert Einstein ~ German born American Physicist who developed the special and general theories of relativity. Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921 (1879-1955) Photo by James Edward Mills...
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Commentary, Quote of the day / 31.08.2009
In memory of a dearly departed stranger – The Joy Trip Project
"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"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...
"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)
Evonne Blythers is an avid outdoorswoman. After a lifetime of recreation for her personal enjoyment she now helps others in her community experience nature in comfort and safety. Blythers is the director of the volunteer outdoor outreach organization “Keeping It Wild” in Atlanta, Georgia. She’s also a finalist for the Cox Conserves Heroes program in recognition for her work promoting diversity in the environmental protection movement.
In this interview Blythers shares her story.
~ Evonne is a finalist for Atlanta's 2009 Cox Conserves Heroes program. The finalist with the most votes receives $5K to donate to their environmental nonprofit of choice. Please vote for Evonnne Blythers at http://tinyurl.com/l3p534 ~ voting ends August 31.“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” Mahatma Gandhi ~ Indian Philosopher, internationally esteemed for his doctrine of nonviolent protest (1869-1948)...
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