The answers mirror a longing to feel that we are part of something larger than ourselves. Not only society, which is important enough, but something more. Nature has its own intelligence. In school, I learned that the spiritual was the opposite of the material, but in the woods these two are not opposites – they are equals. To walk reflects this.

One’s appreciation of the world never diminishes. When you open your eyes early in the morning, you don’t say, “Oh, here’s another day, another pain.” First, you hear the rustling of the sheets on your bed. You feel your hair lying on your pillow, if you have any hair. In any case, you feel your head lying on the pillow, and you begin to look aroun

There is never a shortage of awe and inspiration to be found outdoors. If we dedicated our lives solely to noticing changes in natural