If you love being outdoors or miss nature lately, this post is for you. This collection of outdoor and nature quotes is perfect for those moments when you want to reconnect with the natural world or pair a beautiful landscape photo with the right caption. From simple reminders to bold lines about exploration, these quotes work just as well for Instagram captions as they do for a little inspiration to step outside again.
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Best Nature Quotes
…and then, I have nature and art and poetry, and if that is not enough, what is enough? ~ Vincent Willem van Gogh
I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, “This is what it is to be happy. ~ Sylvia Plath
The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness. ~ John Muir
I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, “Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again. ~ Lewis Carroll
The fairest thing in nature, a flower, still has its roots in earth and manure. ~ D. H. Lawrence
The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely, or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quite alone with the heavens, nature, and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature. As long as this exists, and it certainly always will, I know that then there will always be comfort for every sorrow, whatever the circumstances may be. And I firmly believe that nature brings solace in all troubles. ~ Anne Frank
We need the tonic of wildness…At the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things, we require that all things be mysterious and unexplorable, that land and sea be indefinitely wild, unsurveyed, and unfathomed by us because unfathomable. We can never have enough of nature. ~ Henry David Thoreau
Looking at beauty in the world is the first step of purifying the mind. ~ Amit Ray
Look deep into nature, and you will understand everything better. ~ Albert Einstein
I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars. ~ Walt Whitman
If you can’t be in awe of Mother Nature, there’s something wrong with you. ~ Alex Trebek
Inspirational Quotes About Nature
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms, you would never see the true beauty of their carvings. ~ Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
We never notice the beauty of nature because we are too busy trying to re-create it.
Everything in Nature called destruction must be creation, a change from beauty to beauty. ~ John Muir
If we surrendered to earth’s intelligence, we could rise up rooted, like trees. ~ Rainer Maria Rilke
Plant seeds of happiness, hope, success, and love; it will all come back to you in abundance. This is the law of nature. ~ Steve Maraboli
I am losing precious days. I am degenerating into a machine for making money. I am learning nothing in this trivial world of men. I must break away and get out into the mountains to learn the news. ~ John Muir
Nature is man’s teacher. She unfolds her treasures to his search, unseals his eye, illumines his mind, and purifies his heart; an influence breathes from all the sights and sounds of her existence. ~ Alfred Billings Street
Motivational Outdoor Quotes
The wilderness holds answers to questions man has not yet learned to ask. ~ Nancy Newhall
Don´t hesitate or allow yourself to make excuses. Just get out and do it. Just get out and do it. You will be very, very glad that you did. ~ Christopher McCandless
No Pain, No Rain, No Maine. ~ Appalachian Trail Saying
Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumblebee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams. ~ Ashley Smith
All that grows upward must remain firmly rooted in the earth for it to prosper. ~ Wald Wassermann
The outside is the only place we can truly be inside the world. ~ Daniel J. Rice
There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. ~ Beverly Sills
All those hours exploring the great outdoors made me more resilient and confident. ~ David Suzuki
Brute animals are the most healthy, and they are exposed to all weather, and of men, those are healthiest who are the most exposed. ~ Thomas Jefferson
Of all the things I’d been skeptical about, I didn’t feel skeptical about this: the wilderness had a clarity that included me. ~ Cheryl Strayed, Wild
The need for wildness is written within our genes, in a language we are just beginning to understand. And in the wilderness, we will find the Rosetta Stone that can unravel this ancient language of our bones. ~ Krista Schlyer
Obvious enough that generalities work to protect the mind from the great outdoors; is it possible that this was in fact their first purpose? ~ Howard Nemerov
Short Quotes on Nature
I am glad I will not be young in a future without wilderness. ~ Aldo Leopold
I believe in God, only I spell it Nature. ~ Frank Lloyd Wright
The poetry of the earth is never dead. ~ John Keats
In all things of nature, there is something of the marvelous. ~ Aristotle
Nature is not a place to visit. It is home. ~ Gary Snyder
Nature is the art of God. ~ Dante Alighieri
Embrace nature. ~ Steven Magee
Choose only one master – Nature. ~ Rembrandt
In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks. ~ John Muir
The Earth has music for those who listen. ~ William Shakespeare
Allow nature to teach you stillness. ~ Echart Tolle
Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy. ~ Isaac Newton
By discovering nature, you discover yourself. ~ Maxime Lagacé
Sunset is still my favorite color, and rainbow is second. ~ Mattie Stepanek
Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt. ~ John Muir
Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads. ~ Henry David Thoreau
There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls. ~ George Carlin
I’d rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck. ~ Emma Goldman
Some More Quotes About Outdoors
I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in. ~ John Muir
Hiking’s not for everyone. Notice the wilderness is mostly empty. ~ Sonja Yoerg
To me, a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug. ~ Helen Keller
Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing. ~ Camille Pissarro
You will find something more in the woods than in books. Trees and stones will teach you that which you can never learn from masters. ~ St. Bernard
Anywhere is within walking distance.
Listen to the trees to learn their secrets. ~ Steven Magee
Listen to the trees to hear their stories. ~ Steven Magee
Nature is painting for us, day after day, a picture of infinite beauty. ~ John Ruskin
And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul. ~ John Muir
The best way out is always through. ~ Robert Frost
The forest makes your heart gentle. ~ Pha Pachak
Light a campfire, and everyone’s a storyteller. ~ John Geddes
Real freedom lies in the wilderness, not in civilization. ~ Charles Lindbergh
When you’re sad, Little Star, go out of doors. It’s always better underneath the open sky. ~ Eva Ibbotson
Hearty laughter is a good way to jog internally without having to go outdoors. ~ Norman Cousins
No kingdom on Earth can surpass the great outdoors. ~ St. Tammany
Adventure is worthwhile in itself. ~ Amelia Earhart
I never knew I liked to be outside so much. I never knew I liked lochs and views and that, but I could seriously handle living in a cottage by the side of somewhere like this. ~ Jenn Fagan
There is a pleasure in the pathless woods. ~ Lord Byron
All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche
A bad day camping is still better than a good day working.
An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day. ~ Henry David Thoreau
Catch fireflies in flight, crinkle grass under your toes, and know that you are always beloved, always beautiful… a dream within a dream. ~ spoken silence
The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness. ~ John Muir
Bring the outdoors indoors. ~ Steven Magee
Walking is a man’s best medicine. ~ Hippocrates
I said a picnic,’ said Quin sternly. ‘In Britain, a picnic means sitting on the ground and being uncomfortable, preferably in the rain. ~ Eva Ibbotson
The sky is the daily bread of the eyes. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees. ~ Henry David Thoreau
Save Mother Nature Quotes
If I were a tree, I would have no reason to love a human. ~ Maggie Stiefvater
Earth is what we all have in common. ~ Wendell Berry
Earth was created for all of us, not some of us.
Man is the most insane species. He worships an invisible God and slaughters a visible Nature without realizing that this Nature he slaughters is this invisible God he worships. ~ Hubert Reeves
When we honour the Earth, we honour ourselves. ~ L.M.Wilde
When it comes to climate change, you must be the change you wish to see in the world.
We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love, and then we return home. ~ Australian Aboriginal
We kill all the caterpillars, then complain there are no butterflies. ~ John Marsden
Save nature always. It is our world.
This planet is our one and only home. We have no other choice – we must care for it.
If all insects and arthropods on Earth suddenly died, within 50 years, all life on Earth would perish. If all humans on Earth suddenly died, within 50 years, all life would flourish.
Once destroyed, nature’s beauty cannot be repurchased at any price.
Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed. ~ Mahatama Gandhi
When the blood in your veins returns to the sea, and the earth in your bones returns to the ground, perhaps then you will remember that this land does not belong to you; it is you who belong to this land.
We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. ~ Native American
Trees are a poem the earth writes across the sky. Humanity cuts them down from paper so we may record our emptiness. ~ Kahlil Gibran
We are living on this planet as if we had another one to go.
Humans are the only creatures in this world who cut down trees, make paper from them, and then write, “save trees” on it.
Only after the last tree has been cut down. Only after the last river has been poisoned. Only after the last fish has been caught, only then will you find that money cannot be eaten. ~ Cree Indian Prophecy
How is it possible that the most intellectual creature to ever walk the planet Earth is destroying its only home? ~ Jane Goodall
For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century, he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it. ~ Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Quotes About Nature and Life
When you do something noble and beautiful, and nobody notices, do not be sad. For the sun, every morning is a beautiful spectacle, and yet most of the audience still sleeps. ~ John Lennon
The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature. ~ Joseph Campbell
Sometimes, the most productive thing that you can do is to step outside and do nothing… relax and enjoy nature. ~ Melanie Charlene
The trees will tell their secrets to those who tune in. ~ Steven Magee
Fewer and fewer people are raised outside of cities as the decades progress. Nature is sometimes not available for generations of children. Sad state of affairs. ~ Efrat Cybulkiewicz
My wish is to stay always like this, living quietly in a corner of nature. ~ Claude Monet
A great many people, and more and more all the time, live their entire lives without ever once sleeping out under the stars. ~ Alan S. Kesselheim
All good things are wild and free.
Quotes For Nature and Water
If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water. ~ Loren Eiseley
Water is the driving force of all nature. ~ Leonardo da Vinci
Nature’s heart is evergreen. Her soul deep as the wild blue sea.
Water is the mirror of nature. ~ Francis of Assisi
We forget that the water cycle and the life cycle are one. ~ Jacques Yves Cousteau
Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it. ~ Lao Tzu
In one drop of water are found all the secrets of all the oceans. ~ Kahlil Gibran
It is life, I think, to watch the water. A man can learn so many things. ~ Nicholas Sparks
The cure for anything is saltwater: sweat, tears, or the sea. ~ Isak Dinesen
Thousands have lived without love, not one without water. ~ W. H. Auden
A river seems a magic thing. Magic moving, living part of the very earth itself. ~ Laura Gilpin
Beautiful Quotes on Outdoors
Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time. ~ John Lubbock
I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house. ~ Nathaniel Hawthorne
Deep down, at the molecular heart of life, the trees and we are essentially identical. ~ Carl Sagan
Go out and paint the stars. ~ Vincent Van Gogh
Now I see the secret of making the best person, it is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth. ~ Walt Whitman
The best thing one can do when it’s raining is to let it rain. ~ Henry Longfellow
The ocean is a mighty harmonist. ~ William Wordsworth
Green is the prime color of the world and that from which its loveliness arises.
It’s very, very dangerous to lose contact with living nature. ~ Albert Hofmann
We do not see nature with our eyes, but with our understandings and our hearts. ~ William Hazlitt
Because when you stop and look around, this life is pretty amazing. ~ Dr. Seuss
If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I’ll bet they’d live a lot differently. ~ Bill Watterson
Outdoor Adventure Quotes
All that is gold does not glitter; not all who wander are lost. ~ JRR Tolkien
The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun. ~ Alexander Supertramp McCandless
Hiking is not escapism; it’s realism. The people who choose to spend time outdoors are not running away from anything; we are returning to where we belong. ~ Jennifer Pharr Davis
Leave nothing but footprints; take nothing but pictures; kill nothing but time. ~ John Kay
It’s the adventure, the adrenaline-flowing, risk-taking in outdoor activities that attracts me. ~ Baba Kalyani
Some of us are drawn to mountains the way the moon draws the tide. “Both the great forests and the mountains live in my bones. They have taught me, humbled me, purified me, and changed me. ~ Joan Halifax
Hiking is a bit like life: The journey only requires you to put one foot in front of the other… again and again and again. And if you allow yourself the opportunity to be present throughout the entirety of the trek, you will witness beauty every step of the way, not just at the summit.
Away from the tumult of motor and mill, I want to be care-free; I want to be still! I’m weary of doing things; weary of words. I want to be one with the blossoms and birds. ~ Edgar A. Guest
I have always loved the desert. One sits down on a desert sand dune, sees nothing, hears nothing. Yet through the silence something throbs, and gleams. ~ Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
I have loved her, my little wanderer, with a mind full of wild forest and eyes that await adventures. ~ Conny Cernik
Throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. ~ Mark Twain
Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire. ~ Jennifer Lee
You can shake the sand from your shoes, but it will never leave your soul.
And then I realized adventure is the best way to learn.
The big question is whether you are going to say a hearty YES to your adventure. ~ Joseph Campbell
Let’s be real: Make the impossible!
If we were meant to stay in one place, we’d have roots instead of feet. ~ Rachel Wolchin
It feels good to be lost in the right direction.
You will never know until you go.
Some call it an adventure, I call it a way of life.
Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.
What is life but one GRAND ADVENTURE?
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~ Lao Tzu
Fill your life with adventures, not things. Have stories to tell, not stuff to show.
Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time. ~ Steven Wright
Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore. ~ Andre Gide
Wander without a reason or purpose.
The life you have led doesn’t need to be the only life you have. ~ Anna Quindlen
You are never too old to set a new goal or to dream a new dream. ~ C.S.Lewis
Funny Nature Quotes
Why is marijuana against the law? It grows naturally upon our planet. Doesn’t the idea of making nature against the law seem to you a bit… unnatural? ~ Bill Hicks
The closer I get to nature, the further I am from idiots.
Time is nature’s way of keeping everything from happening at once. ~ Woody Allen
When a woman smells like a campfire, it’s like catnip for an outdoorsman.
We’re not allowed to do anything to nature anymore, except look at it. It’s like porn with leaves. ~ Dennis Miller
Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a purpose. ~ Garrison Keillor
Surfing is both an ideological and semantic sin against nature. ~ Russell Brand
The awkward moment when you realize that the sound of nature is the sound of millions of animals, birds, and insects desperately trying to get laid.
I thought I was pretty cool until I realized plants can eat the sun and poop out the air. ~ Jim Bugg
Unplug from the drama, recharge with the mama.
Happiness does have a smell.
Funny Quotes on Outdoors Adventure
The outdoors is best viewed from inside. ~ Amy Wolf
Life sucks a lot less when you add mountain air, a campfire, and some peace and quiet. ~ Brooke Hampton
Not all girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice… some girls are made of adventure and wine and all things fine.
Over the mountains & through the woods, down the river & up the valley, over the boulders & through the stream to nobody’s house I go.
Hiking is the answer. Who cares what the question is?
Some women want diamonds… others just want a hammock, a campfire, and some peace & quiet.
Dear adventure, I think about you all the time.
Marry an outdoorswoman. Then, if you throw her out into the yard on a cold night, she can still survive. ~ W. C. Fields
Everyone needs someone who will call and say, ‘Get dressed. We’re going on an adventure.
Bring a compass. It’s awkward when you have to eat your friends.
Do more things that make you forget to check your phone.
Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory. ~ Ed Viesturs
One thing to remember on the Eiger: never look up, or you may need a plastic surgeon. ~ Don Whillans
I chose the road less traveled, and now I don’t know where I am.
Notriphobia: the fear of not having any adventure booked.
On a map, every exit is an entry somewhere else.
Skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face. ~ Dave Barry
My favorite outdoor activity is going back inside where it’s warm.
I feel like most of my problems could be solved with an outdoor adventure… anywhere.
I’m outdoorsy in that I like getting drunk on patios.
Nature Captions for Instagram
I’ll always root for you.
Nature called – I said “I’m omw.”
A heaping slice of perfection, please
Beautiful things don’t ask for attention.
POV: Nature is the best reset button.
The sound of Nature is delightful. Everyone loves.
I have a therapist, her name is NATURE.
You can never see too many sunset pics.
#Nofilter needed
Mother Nature has the best box of crayons.
Nature’s beauty, frame by frame.
In the trees, in the breeze, seek nature’s peace and bliss.
Stacks of green.
I’ve got nature vibes.
Nature baby.
Nature – cheaper than therapy.
Nurtured by nature.
Colors are the smiles of nature.
When it rains, look for Rainbows. When it’s Dark, look for Stars.
Sometimes, all you need is a change in scenery.
Keep close to nature’s heart.
Nature is the closest place to Heaven on Earth.
Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.
I wish my eyes could take pictures.
Green is my favorite color in nature.
My definition of beautiful – Nature.
Tree cheers for the weekend!
Mother Nature is my kind of girl.
Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.
The bird is powered by its own life and by its motivation.
Autumn, the year’s last loveliest smile.
Nature’s first green gold.
Even the leaves fall for you.
Letting nature take its course.
To walk in nature is to witness a thousand miles.
Nature is not on the internet.
Let’s sleep under the STARS.
Never too busy for friends and nature.
Nature never goes out of style.
Outdoor Captions for Instagram
Hiking hair, don’t care.
Always down to take the scenic route.
Call of the wild!
Go outside and get some sunshine.
Good clean fun in the dirt.
We are heading for the hills.
Take more detours.
You had to be there.
Another day, another sunrise.
Not complaining about this view.
Never stop exploring.
With a view like this, I’m never leaving.
Roses are red, first is brown. Let’s go hiking and get out of town.
I want to get away.
Gypsy souls can’t be contained.
I lichen you very moss.
Just go.
High tides. Good vibes.
From another point of view.
Take a long way home.
I seek to sea more.
This view just makes me want to dance around in circles.
I love walks, hiking, exploring, and being on the beach.
Wild is my favorite color. ~ j. iron word
Finally home.
A beautiful distraction.
Trails before ales, pines before wines.
Where the wild things are.
Smell the sea, and feel the sky. Let your soul and spirit fly.
Log off, shut down…GO OUTSIDE!
Nature Puns and Jokes
I’m a succa for nature.
Plants are my buds.
What did the little flower say to the big flower? What’s up, bud?
The wildflowers are blooming with good vibes.
Tree-t yo’self!
I’ve got 99 problems, but a birch ain’t one of em.
Aloe you vera much.
I pine for you.
The view is tree-mendous!
I’m waterfalling for you.
You leaf me breathless!
Branching out
Why are mountains so funny? They are just so simply hill-arious.
Don’t stop be-leafing.
OK, Mother Nature, I see you flexing.
Birch, please.
Feeling good-natured.
If clouds could wear shorts, what would be the perfect type for them? Thunderwear.
What is the only type of tree that is able to fit into your hand? The palm tree.
How does a tree show that it doesn’t know the answer to something? It shrubs.
I received a message from the sun; it was enlightening.
What do you get when you plant kisses? Tu-lips
Rose to the occasion.
I lilac you.
BRB, just living my life in full bloom.
Make like a tree and leave.
Which tree is always crying? The weeping willow.
I’m proud to be y-orchid.
Are you oakay? Yes, I’m pine. Why woodn’t I be?
Why don’t people ever talk about the fear of roses? It’s a thorny issue!
Why did the sun go to school? To get brighter.
What did the tree say to autumn? Leaf me alone.
Why do trees have so many friends? They like to branch out!
Let’s put the petal to the metal.
One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.
You grow, girl.
Tree cheers for the weekend.
Just mossin’ around.
Where does the sun hide at night? Just keep looking for it, it’ll dawn on you soon!
I think of you everydaisy.
Outdoor Puns and Jokes
Wood you believe that I’m actually on a hike right now?
What did the bee say to the flower? Hello, honey
Think outside. No box required.
What does the sun drink out of? Sunglasses.
I’m suffering from OHD. Obsessive Hiking Disorder.
People using umbrellas always seem to be under the weather.
Getting back to my roots.
Don’t you like the outdoors? Unbe-leaf-able.
Trailblazin’ through the weekend.
For fox sake!
What is life but one grand adventure?
Getting to the top of the hill was fun, but it was all downhill from there.
The difference between hill and hell is just a fine line.
A little more altitude, a little less attitude.
Why are parks always so placid to be around? They are so good-natured.
These mountain jokes give me a Rushmore than others.
Hiking you say? Alpaca my bags.
There is no WiFi in the forest, but I promise you will find a better connection.
May the forest be with you.
I’m in-Tent on camping.
Chasing waterfalls.
Always down to take the scenic route.
I’m a camper. I can start a fire with my bare hands and a lighter.
Over the moon.
Real jungle > concrete jungle
Sticking to the backcountry rivers, because they’re less mainstream.
I tried to catch some fog, but I mist.
Water you doing next to the river?
Young and wild and free.
As free as a bird.
Why are programmers not fans of the outdoors? There are too many bugs.
Flower Power.
What a perfect day to chill with my birches and soak up these views.
I love going outdoors…It’s so much safer than going outwindows.
From sea to shining sea.
Oh whale, this is where the list ends.
National Park Quotes
Quotes to inspire you to experience the beauty of nature through national parks.
“These are the people’s parks owned by young and old. ~ Harry S Truman
The national park is the best idea America ever had. ~ James Bryce
If the national park is, as Lord Bryce suggested, the best idea America has ever had, wilderness preservation is the highest refinement of that idea. ~ Wallace Stegner
Any day spent in a national park is a good day. ~ Chris Nicholson
Antarctica is one of the most remote and beautiful places on Earth. I don’t think that everyone should go there. I also think that we need to respect it as a kind of national park for the planet. It should, you know, be put in parentheses. ~ DJ Spooky
The National Park Service today exemplifies one of the highest traditions of Public Service. ~ Stewart Udall
A national park is not a playground. It’s a sanctuary for nature and for humans who will accept nature on nature’s own terms. ~ Michael Frome
What a country chooses to save is what a country chooses to say about itself. ~ Mollie Beattie
National parks are the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely dramatic, they reflect us at our best rather than our worst. ~ Wallace Stegner
National parks and reserves are an integral aspect of the intelligent use of natural resources. It is the course of wisdom to set aside an ample portion of our natural resources as national parks and reserves, thus ensuring that future generations may know the majesty of the earth as we know it today. ~ John F. Kennedy
Some national parks have long waiting lists for camping reservations. When you have to wait a year to sleep next to a tree, something is wrong. ~ George Carlin
In the wilderness is the preservation of the world. ~ Henry David Thoreau
Within National Parks is a room, glorious room, a room in which to find ourselves, in which to think and hope, to dream and plan, to rest and resolve. ~ Enos Mills
There is nothing so American as our national parks. ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
The national parks belong to everyone. To the people. To all of us. The government keeps saying so, and maybe, in this one case at least, the government is telling the truth. Hard to believe, but possible. ~ Edward Abbey
The scenic ideals that surround even our national parks are carriers of a nostalgia for heavenly bliss and eternal calmness. ~ Robert Smithson
The story is that a man came up to Yosemite, and the ranger was sitting at the front gate, and the man said, “I’ve only got one hour to see Yosemite. If you only had one hour to see Yosemite, what would you do?” And the ranger said, “Well, I’d go right over there, and I’d sit on that rock, and I’d cry. ~ Dayton Duncan
I think every child in every country, not just South Africa, every year should go to a national park, and it should be part of their basic curriculum. ~ Lewis Pugh
…Skyscraper National Park. ~ Kurt Vonnegut
I encourage everybody to hop on Google and type in ‘national park’ in whatever state they live in and see the beauty that lies in their own backyard. It’s that simple. ~ Jordan Fisher
That is all the National Parks are about. Use, but do no harm. ~ Wallace Stegner
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