“ Slowly, deliberately, the dog turned from the black wolf and walked toward the man. He was a dog, and dogs chose men. Jim Kjelgaard
“ If you reconnect with nature and the wilderness you will not only find the meaning of life, but you will experience what it means to be truly alive. Sylvia Dolson
“ I watched the surrounding landscape with great curiosity, and I wanted to discover the words that could describe all its unspoiled beauty. Daniel J. Rice
“ Among wilderness survival tips, punching a wild animal in the face probably isn’t on a checklist. Kat Kruger
“ The forest is blanketed by the greenest ferns and moss and bonsai-like trees, a wild majesty that beckons hobbits and pixies and elves and dreamers. Shannon Mullen
“ The west coast is a mecca for wild hearts, wild minds, wild spirits and I’m a WMD—I’ve got so much energy I’m about to explode. Shannon Mullen
“ Tracks were adumbrations of the energy of life all about us, the recent history book of wilderness. Shannon Huffman Polson
“ My hands are flowing like sunlight. The shapes and colors are astounding. I don't understand these images that are empowering me. My brush touches the canvas like photons to the earth, and a new world… Daniel J. Rice
“ The wilderness is a place that every believer has to experience to be molded for their divine purpose. E'yen A. Gardner
“ There seems to be no way to save wildness from human intrusion without establishing and enforcing rules and regulations that are themselves intrusions on what, by definition, are meant to be areas out… J. Meredith Neil
“ As the saturating colors of sun-life fade from sight, the ominous moon reaches out its long arm and applies the dark dyes of night. Daniel J. Rice
“ The people who build high, strong fences are the ones who survive the best. You deny that reality only at the risk of being driven into the wilderness yourself. Haruki Murakami
“ Only lost photographs that were never taken know what my mind speaks of when we are alone together. Daniel J. Rice
“ I didn’t say a word. He wouldn’t be using oxygen. K2 is more dangerous than Everest. Susan Oakey-Baker
“ I walked slowly to enjoy this freedom, and when I came out of the mountains, I saw the sky over the prairie, and I thought that if heaven was real, I hoped it was a place I never had to go, for this e… Daniel J. Rice