Jupiter's Travels

But the longer and farther I ran, the more I realized that what I was often chasing was a state of mind—a place where worries that seemed monumental melted away, where the beauty and timelessness of the universe, of the present moment, came into sharp focus. I don’t think anyone starts running distances to obtain that kind of vision. I certainly di

« Je me suis mis en route, libre et joyeux, le 1er septembre 1867. Mon projet était simplement d’aller droit devant moi, approximativement au sud, par le chemin le plus sauvage. » Il acquiert un carnet sur lequel il note son adresse : John Muir – Earth Planet – Universe, dans lequel il notera ce qu’il verra, vivra, entendra.

She seems so depressed sometimes by the monotony and boredom of her city life, I thought maybe in this endless grass and wind she would see a thing that sometimes comes when monotony and boredom are accepted. It’s here, but I have no names for it.

From them I get a joyful sense of expansive life that contemplates large open spaces without actually travelling through them.