Of the gladdest moments in human life, methinks, is the departure upon a distant journey into unknown lands. Shaking off with one mighty effort the fetters of Habit, the leaden weight of Routine, the cloak of many Cares and the slavery of Civilization, man feels once more happy.
My own experiences in the wild rank in value just behind the birth of my children, my wedding, and the memorial services and graduations I__e attended. I am permanently affected by those solitary encounters with land, sky, and water, and all that__ contained within. I don__ really know if I am a better person because of them, but I am happier for them." Letters, The American Scholar, Autumn 2016
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My own experiences in the wild rank in value just behind the birth of my children, my wedding, and the memorial services and graduations I__e attended. I am permanently affected by those solitary encounters with land, sky, and water, and all that__ contained within. I don__ really know if I am a better person because of them, but I am happier for them." Letters, The American Scholar, Autumn 2016
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