Quote by Aldous Huxley
My father considered a walk among the mountains as the equivalent

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

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Everyone who wants to do good to the human race always ends in universal bullying. – Aldous Huxley

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It is a bit embarrassing to have been concerned with the human problem all ones life and find at the end that one has no more to offer by way of advice than try to be a little kinder. – Aldous Huxley

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Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are the dead. – Aldous Huxley

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Who that knows the trail from Mill Valley to Bolinas, by way of Willow Camp, can ever forget the enchanting beauty of the panorama that unfolds before the vision? The tenderest tenderfoot forgets the toil of climbing in contemplation of its delights and surprises. – Eufina C. Tompkins, “Story of Two California Artists,” in Sunset, June 1904

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You need special shoes for hiking — and a bit of a special soul as well. – Terri Guillemets

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Only the explorer of steep and narrow trails inaccessible to cattle makes acquaintance with flowers in a grazing country. The large scale of all the physical features of California tends to monotony of vegetable life. The same trees cover miles of country. Only those who climb find variety. – Isabella G. Oakley, “Santa Barbara of Today,” in Sunset, May 1904

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Backpacking: An extended form of hiking in which people carry double the amount of gear they need for half the distance they planned to go in twice the time it should take. – Author unknown

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