"Wilderness touches the heart, mind and soul of each individual in a way known only to himself "

-Michael Frome

"Today we must realize that nature is revealed in the simplest meadow, marsh, stream or tidepool as well as the remote grandeur of our parks and wilderness areas"

-Ansel Adams

"We diden't inherit the earth from our parents, we are borrowing it from our children."

-Native American Proverb

"Trails encourage us to socialize and have meaningful human contact because they get us out of our steel encapsulated driving machines"

-David Burwell

"A lot of learning takes place when you slosh over a wet trail in a downpour and watch what the water is doing....."

-Woody Hasselbarth

"We do not go to the green woods and crystal waters to rough it, we go to smooth it. We get it rough enough at home, in towns and cities."  

-Nessmuk

"It is one of the blessings of wilderness life that it shows us how few things we need in order to be happy."

-Horace Kephart

"I learned early that the richness in life is found in adventure. Adventure calls on all the faculties of mind and spirit. It develops self reliance and independence. Life then teems with excitement. But, man is not ready for adventure until he is rid of fear. For fear confines him and limits his scope....."

-William O. Douglas

"It is the marriage of the soul with nature that makes the intellect fruitful, and gives birth to imagination."

-Henry David Thoreau

"There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to work out in a gym"

-Bill Nye, The Science Guy

"The tendency nowadays to wander in the wilderness is delightful to see. Thousands of tired, nerve shaken, overcivilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home. That wilderness is a necessity....a fountain of life "

-John Muir

"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks."

-John Muir

"155 million people walk for pleasure, 93 million bicycle, 41 million hike. Trails provide access to 43 million for nature study, photography, small game hunting or camping. 10 million people ride horses on trails, 5 million backpack, 11 million ski. "

-American Trails - 1990