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Millions Of Men Have Lived To Fight, Build Palaces And Boundaries, Shape Destinies And Societies; But The Compelling Force Of All Times Has Been The Force Of Originality And Creation Profoundly Affecting The Roots Of Human Spirit.

We Were In The Shadow Of The Mountains, The Light Was Cool And Quiet And No Wind Was Stirring. The Aspen Trunks Were Slightly Greenish And The Leaves Were A Vibrant Yellow.

Yosemite Valley, To Me, Is Always A Sunrise, A Glitter Of Green And Golden Wonder In A Vast Edifice Of Stone And Space.

Wilderness Is Rapidly Becoming One Of Those Aspects Of The American Dream Which Is More Of The Past Than Of The Present. Wilderness Is Not Only A Condition Of Nature, But A State Of Mind And Mood And Heart. It Cannot Be Confined To The Museum-case Status—seen Only As A Passing Diorama From Superlative Throughways.

We Either Have Wild Places Or We Don't. We Admit The Spiritual-emotional Validity Of Wild, Beautiful Places Or We Don't. We Have A Philosophy Of Simplicity Of Experience In These Wild Places Or We Don't. We Admit An Almost Religious Devotion To The Clean Exposition Of The Wild, Natural Earth Or We Don't.