John Muir was right

NorthCascades
NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wilderness is a necessity.

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  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    I only went out for a walk, and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.
  • lalalacroix
    lalalacroix Posts: 834 Member
    The mountains are calling and I must go.


    (3-4x per week I do - for sanity)
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    For me it is the ocean. I live in a coastal city on an island and can't imagine living more than a few minutes away from the ocean
  • mjbnj0001
    mjbnj0001 Posts: 1,387 Member
    singingflutelady wrote: »
    For me it is the ocean. I live in a coastal city on an island and can't imagine living more than a few minutes away from the ocean

    ocean vs. mountain - the classic choice. what i remember about being a boy in the seattle area is that you got both. i live now on the jersey shore, love it and the ocean, but do miss real mountains.
  • echmain3
    echmain3 Posts: 231 Member
    Yellowstone is one of my favorite places on earth.

    If you haven’t gone, GO!
  • VioletRojo
    VioletRojo Posts: 597 Member
    We recently moved into the Sierra foothills where it's like camping only I'm in my house. I've never been so relaxed in my life. Every day when I leave work, I leave all the stress of the world behind and retreat into my own forest.
  • puffbrat
    puffbrat Posts: 2,806 Member
    I miss living in the mountains. It was so peaceful.
  • lalalacroix
    lalalacroix Posts: 834 Member
    You are not in the mountains. The mountains are in you.



    (My personal fav)
  • pierinifitness
    pierinifitness Posts: 2,226 Member
    At church yesterday, the priest talked about older priest he once knew who grew up in the middle of nowhere. That’s where I want to visit more often, the middle of nowhere.
  • RunsWithBees
    RunsWithBees Posts: 1,508 Member
    pierinifitness wrote: »
    At church yesterday, the priest talked about older priest he once knew who grew up in the middle of nowhere. That’s where I want to visit more often, the middle of nowhere.

    That’s in Bakersfield, California 😉
  • pierinifitness
    pierinifitness Posts: 2,226 Member
    monkeefan1974 wrote: »
    pierinifitness wrote: »
    At church yesterday, the priest talked about older priest he once knew who grew up in the middle of nowhere. That’s where I want to visit more often, the middle of nowhere.

    That’s in Bakersfield, California 😉

    Hahaha, a good California place to buy cheap gas until you get to cheap gas Arizona.

  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,462 Member
    mjbnj0001 wrote: »
    singingflutelady wrote: »
    For me it is the ocean. I live in a coastal city on an island and can't imagine living more than a few minutes away from the ocean

    ocean vs. mountain - the classic choice. what i remember about being a boy in the seattle area is that you got both. i live now on the jersey shore, love it and the ocean, but do miss real mountains.
    Today from Port Angeles (west of Seattle) Mountains and ocean from the same spot
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  • lkpducky
    lkpducky Posts: 18,818 Member
    lorrpb wrote: »
    mjbnj0001 wrote: »
    singingflutelady wrote: »
    For me it is the ocean. I live in a coastal city on an island and can't imagine living more than a few minutes away from the ocean

    ocean vs. mountain - the classic choice. what i remember about being a boy in the seattle area is that you got both. i live now on the jersey shore, love it and the ocean, but do miss real mountains.
    Today from Port Angeles (west of Seattle) Mountains and ocean from the same spot
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    That's where my sister lives. She has the forest as her back and front yard and all the birds she can feed.
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    Awesome, @lorrpb!
  • brittanystebbins95
    brittanystebbins95 Posts: 567 Member
    I agree with this.
    I NEED to spend time in the forest. I go crazy and begin to get depressed if I don't.
    One of my favorite quotes is "I am most alive among the tall trees." I dont remember who said it, but it has stuck with me.
  • SuzySunshine99
    SuzySunshine99 Posts: 2,990 Member
    No mountain trip for me this summer. Sigh....
    I'll have to settle for the "mountains" of Wisconsin (i.e. not mountains).
  • echmain3
    echmain3 Posts: 231 Member
    SuzySunshine99 wrote: »
    No mountain trip for me this summer. Sigh....
    I'll have to settle for the "mountains" of Wisconsin (i.e. not mountains).

    Hey, the Dells are very nice. Once you get past the tourist traps.

    Door County too.
  • SuzySunshine99
    SuzySunshine99 Posts: 2,990 Member
    echmain3 wrote: »
    SuzySunshine99 wrote: »
    No mountain trip for me this summer. Sigh....
    I'll have to settle for the "mountains" of Wisconsin (i.e. not mountains).

    Hey, the Dells are very nice. Once you get past the tourist traps.

    Door County too.

    Oh I love Wisconsin....we vacation there every year...Door County, Spring Green, Madison...but I’ll miss the mountains.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,232 Member
    edited May 2019
    lorrpb wrote: »
    Today from Port Angeles (west of Seattle) Mountains and ocean from the same spot
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    i've been out there 2x and the area has gotten in my soul
  • lalalacroix
    lalalacroix Posts: 834 Member
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    The Colorado Rocky Mountains last week.
  • lalalacroix
    lalalacroix Posts: 834 Member
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    Rocky Mountains 3 weeks ago.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,232 Member
    edited May 2019
    just got back from door county yesterday.
    some of it has a very PNW feel sometimes. the water was high so not as much as other times i've been up
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    echmain3 wrote: »
    SuzySunshine99 wrote: »
    No mountain trip for me this summer. Sigh....
    I'll have to settle for the "mountains" of Wisconsin (i.e. not mountains).

    Hey, the Dells are very nice. Once you get past the tourist traps.

    Door County too.

  • mjbnj0001
    mjbnj0001 Posts: 1,387 Member
    lorrpb wrote: »
    mjbnj0001 wrote: »
    singingflutelady wrote: »
    For me it is the ocean. I live in a coastal city on an island and can't imagine living more than a few minutes away from the ocean

    ocean vs. mountain - the classic choice. what i remember about being a boy in the seattle area is that you got both. i live now on the jersey shore, love it and the ocean, but do miss real mountains.
    Today from Port Angeles (west of Seattle) Mountains and ocean from the same spot

    been there (well, the area, if not exactly that spot, lol)! great locale.
  • MikePfirrman
    MikePfirrman Posts: 3,307 Member
    edited May 2019
    Our plan has always been move closer to the mountains for years. Finally settled in to our new home early last month. Mountain views out the back, the side and the front. Right up on the Catalinas. Now, the Mountain Lions, the Javalinas, the Coyotes, Poison Toads and Rattlers have freaked us out a bit, but we're pretty happy about the decision!

    I have had a peace about me that I haven't felt in a while. I have a very high stress job/business. This has helped calm me down a bit!

    We do love the ocean too, but being 6 hours from San Diego helps.

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  • HoneyBadger302
    HoneyBadger302 Posts: 2,141 Member
    I'm having to move from hills/mountains (small ones) to Texas (been priced right out of CA....) and I'm VERY sad to lose the oceans and hills. I'm pretty sure I'll be back once I'm in a better financial position and/or don't feel the need to spend so much money on my other passion in life.....
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