It was Indian summer, a bluebird sort of day as we call it in the north, warm and sunny, without a breath of wind; the water was sky-blue, the shores a bank of solid gold.
Simplicity in all things is the secret of the wilderness and one of its most valuable lessons - Sigurd F. Olson
Simplicity in all things is the secret of the wilderness and one of its most valuable lessons
- Sigurd F. Olson
At times on quiet waters one does not speak aloud but only in whispers, for then all noise is sacrilege. - Sigurd F. Olson
At times on quiet waters one does not speak aloud but only in whispers, for then all noise is sacrilege.
Not only has wilderness been a force in molding our character as a people, but its influence continues, and will, if we are wise enough to preserve i… - Sigurd F. Olson
Not only has wilderness been a force in molding our character as a people, but its influence continues, and will, if we are wise enough to preserve i…
Without love of the land, conservation lacks meaning or purpose, for only in a deep and inherent feeling for the land can there be dedication in pres… - Sigurd F. Olson
Without love of the land, conservation lacks meaning or purpose, for only in a deep and inherent feeling for the land can there be dedication in pres…
In wilderness people can find the silence and the solitude and the noncivilized surroundings that can connect them once again to their evolutionary h… - Sigurd F. Olson
In wilderness people can find the silence and the solitude and the noncivilized surroundings that can connect them once again to their evolutionary h…
And so when we talk about intangible values remember that they cannot be separated from the others. The conservation of waters, forests, soils, and w… - Sigurd F. Olson
And so when we talk about intangible values remember that they cannot be separated from the others. The conservation of waters, forests, soils, and w…
Joys come from simple and natural things: mists over meadows, sunlight on leaves, the path of the moon over water. - Sigurd F. Olson
Joys come from simple and natural things: mists over meadows, sunlight on leaves, the path of the moon over water.
While we are born with curiosity and wonder and our early years full of the adventure they bring, I know such inherent joys are often lost. I also kn… - Sigurd F. Olson
While we are born with curiosity and wonder and our early years full of the adventure they bring, I know such inherent joys are often lost. I also kn…
There is magic in the feel of a paddle and the movement of a canoe, a magic compounded of distance, adventure, solitude, and peace. The way of a cano… - Sigurd F. Olson
There is magic in the feel of a paddle and the movement of a canoe, a magic compounded of distance, adventure, solitude, and peace. The way of a cano…
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