Only by going alone in silence, without baggage, can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness. All other travel is mere dust and hotels and baggage and chatter. John Muir baggagechatterdust Change image and share on social
Every natural object is a conductor of divinity and only by coming into contact with them... may we be filled with the Holy Ghost. John Muir comeconductorcontact Change image and share on social
One of the best ways to see tree flowers is to climb one of the tallest trees and to get into close, tingling touch with them, and then look broad. John Muir broadclimbclose Change image and share on social
Sequoia seeds have flat wings, and glint and glance in their flight like a boy's kite. John Muir boyflatflight Change image and share on social
Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean. John Muir awhilebreakclean Change image and share on social
One may as well dam for water tanks the people's cathedrals and churches, for no holier temple has ever been consecrated by the heart of man. John Muir cathedralchurchconsecrate Change image and share on social
The power of imagination makes us infinite. John Muir imaginationinfinitemake Change image and share on social
When California was wild, it was the floweriest part of the continent. John Muir californiacontinentfloweriest Change image and share on social
Every other civilized nation in the world has been compelled to care for its forests, and so must we if waste and destruction are not to go on to the bitter end, leaving America as barren as Palestine or Spain. John Muir americabarrenbitter share on social
Under the Timber and Stone Act of 1878, which might well have been called the 'Dust and Ashes Act,' any citizen of the United States could take up one hundred and sixty acres of timber land and, by paying two dollars and a half an acre for it, obtain title. John Muir acreactashe share on social
