"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find resources of strength that will endure as long as life lasts." ~Rachel Carson

Chris and I were blessed enough to spend one year living in the beautiful town of Pine Mountain, Ga.  We spent most of that year hiking.  It was an incredible experience that neither of us will ever forget.

"You need special shoes for hiking - and a bit of a special soul as well."  ~Emme Woodhull-Bäche

"God writes the gospel not in the Bible alone, but on trees and flowers and clouds and stars." ~ Martin Luther

"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better." ~ Albert Einstein

"Reading about nature is fine, but if a person walks in the woods and listens carefully, he can learn more than what is in books, for they speak with the voice of God." ~George Washington Carver

"Nature is too thin a screen; the glory of the omnipresent God bursts through everywhere." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

"My father considered a walk among the mountains as the equivalent of churchgoing." ~Aldous Huxley

"I dream of hiking into my old age."  ~Marlyn Doan

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

"We live in a fast-paced society.  Walking slows us down."  ~Robert Sweetgall

"An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day."  ~Henry David Thoreau

"There is nothing like walking to get the feel of a country.  A fine landscape is like a piece of music; it must be taken at the right tempo.  Even a bicycle goes too fast."  ~Paul Scott Mowrer, The House of Europe

"Walking gets the feet moving, the blood moving, the mind moving.  And movement is life."  ~Terri Guillemets

"If you are seeking creative ideas, go out walking.  Angels whisper to a man when he goes for a walk."  ~Raymond Inmon