{"id":1830,"date":"2016-01-04T01:18:44","date_gmt":"2016-01-04T09:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/?p=1830"},"modified":"2015-12-31T15:17:36","modified_gmt":"2015-12-31T23:17:36","slug":"thoughts-on-outdoor-recreation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/featured\/thoughts-on-outdoor-recreation\/","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts on Outdoor Recreation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverclub.net\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1832 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DepthofWinter.jpg\" alt=\"Depth of Winter\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DepthofWinter.jpg 500w, https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DepthofWinter-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DepthofWinter-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DepthofWinter-62x62.jpg 62w, https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DepthofWinter-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes quotations from famous people have a great impact upon us. \u00a0There are a few\u00a0reasons:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the fame or intelligence of the author suggests that their quote is particularly important or credible and has authority behind it<\/li>\n<li>the quote seems poignant and sincere<\/li>\n<li>the quote is original &#8211; although sometimes it&#8217;s hard to find the person that originally made the statement<\/li>\n<li>most importantly,\u00a0the quote seems to be speaking to us and our personal values<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When it comes to outdoor recreation and actually getting out there to do it, these quotes can offer some helpful motivation.<\/p>\n<h1>Cloudline&#8217;s Favorite Thoughts<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudlineapparel.com\" target=\"_blank\">Cloudline Apparel <\/a>recently listed their five all-time favorite outdoor quotes.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div id=\"attachment_1844\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ClearestWay.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1844\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1844\" class=\"wp-image-1844 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ClearestWay200.jpg\" alt=\"The Clearest Way\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ClearestWay200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ClearestWay200-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ClearestWay200-62x62.jpg 62w, https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ClearestWay200-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1844\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A meadow along the Pacific Crest Trail in Crater Lake National Park<br \/>Click for a larger version.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0John Muir. \u00a0 According to Dan Styer of Oberlin University, this quote isn&#8217;t exactly correct. \u00a0The actual quote was handwritten by\u00a0Muir in his copy of volume I of\u00a0<i>Prose Works<\/i>\u00a0by Ralph Waldo Emerson. \u00a0That volume is now in the Beinecke Rare Book Library at Yale University\u00a0(BEIN Za Em34 C869 Copy 3). \u00a0The actual quote is:\u00a0&#8220;<em>Between every two pine trees there is a door leading to a new way of life.<\/em>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>&#8220;A lake is the landscape&#8217;s most beautiful and expressive feature. It is earth&#8217;s eye looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Henry David Thoreau. It comes from Thoreau&#8217;s book,\u00a0<em>Walden.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>&#8220;Nature is not a place to visit. It is a home.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0&#8211; Gary Snyder. Snyder is the author of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Gary-Snyder\/e\/B000APL9JG\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;tag=themushroomgrowe&amp;linkId=5ZKYUDDLVMEQU7D7\" target=\"_blank\">several books<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=themushroomgrowe&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>. \u00a0In\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0300053703\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0300053703&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=themushroomgrowe&amp;linkId=CDFKMA3QZ6CRYLF4\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Idea of Wilderness <\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=themushroomgrowe&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0300053703\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>(1991), Max Oelschlaeger\u00a0called\u00a0Snyder the &#8216;Poet Laureate of Deep Ecology.&#8217;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>&#8220;The wilderness holds answers to questions man has not yet learned to ask.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Nancy Newhall. Newhall\u00a0was an\u00a0American\u00a0photography\u00a0critic\u00a0and wrote\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;field-keywords=Nancy%20Wynne%20Newhall%20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;tag=themushroomgrowe&amp;url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;linkId=CQUFB4WCWH3GFGFH\" target=\"_blank\">several books on photography and nature.<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=themushroomgrowe&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>&#8220;Great things are done when men and mountains meet.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0William Blake. \u00a0Blake was an English poet. \u00a0This quote comes from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004SG6KE2\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B004SG6KE2&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=themushroomgrowe&amp;linkId=4BV5VOKOAE6QI6IL\" rel=\"nofollow\">The poetical works of William Blake<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=themushroomgrowe&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B004SG6KE2\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>. \u00a0A more complete\u00a0quote is:<br \/>\n&#8220;Great things are done when men and mountains meet;<br \/>\nThis is not done by jostling in the street.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Our Favorite Thoughts<\/h1>\n<p>I\u00a0also have some favorite quotes and find that specific photos help put them in context for me. \u00a0Besides the Camas and Muir quotes above, here are more of my favorites. \u00a0Click the image to see a larger version.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1851\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/HumbleNature.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1851\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1851\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1851\" src=\"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/HumbleNature225.jpg\" alt=\"Humbled by Nature\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/HumbleNature225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/HumbleNature225-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/HumbleNature225-62x62.jpg 62w, https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/HumbleNature225-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1851\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We cannot think too highly of nature, nor too humbly of ourselves. &#8211; Charles Caleb Colton<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1846\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/SolaceinNature.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1846\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1846\" class=\"wp-image-1846 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/SolaceinNature225.jpg\" alt=\"Solace in Nature\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1846\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nature brings solace in all troubles. <br \/>&#8211; Anne Frank<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1854\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ABookNoEnd-Waldo.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1854\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1854\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1854\" src=\"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ABookNoEnd-Waldo225.jpg\" alt=\"A Book With No End\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ABookNoEnd-Waldo225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ABookNoEnd-Waldo225-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ABookNoEnd-Waldo225-62x62.jpg 62w, https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ABookNoEnd-Waldo225-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1854\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">To him the mountains were a book to which there was no end.<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1855\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Burnout-StateofMind.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1855\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1855\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1855\" src=\"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Burnout-StateofMind225.jpg\" alt=\"Burnout is a State of Mind\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Burnout-StateofMind225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Burnout-StateofMind225-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Burnout-StateofMind225-62x62.jpg 62w, https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Burnout-StateofMind225-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Burnout is a state of mind. <br \/>&#8211; Ram Dass<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1865\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Buffalo-Angle-Awareness.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1865\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1865\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1865\" src=\"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Buffalo-Angle-Awareness225.jpg\" alt=\"Value of Life\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Buffalo-Angle-Awareness225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Buffalo-Angle-Awareness225-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Buffalo-Angle-Awareness225-62x62.jpg 62w, https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Buffalo-Angle-Awareness225-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1865\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival. &#8211; Aristotle<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1868\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/AfternoonRecreation.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1868\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1868\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1868\" src=\"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/AfternoonRecreation225.jpg\" alt=\"Afternoon Recreation\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/AfternoonRecreation225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/AfternoonRecreation225-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/AfternoonRecreation225-62x62.jpg 62w, https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/AfternoonRecreation225-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1868\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading; I will rather say more necessary, because health is worth more than learning.<br \/>&#8211; Thomas Jefferson<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h1>Your Favorite Thoughts<\/h1>\n<p>Those\u00a0are some great ideas that can help motivate you to get out and explore. Do you have some special quotations that motivate you? If so, let us know in the comments below (<a href=\"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/?p=1830\">at the blog<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h1>Please Share<\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes quotations from famous people have a great impact upon us. \u00a0There are a few\u00a0reasons: the fame or intelligence of the author suggests that their quote is particularly important or credible and has authority behind it the quote seems poignant and sincere the quote is original &#8211; although sometimes it&#8217;s hard to find the person [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1873,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,4,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-motivation","category-philosophy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1830"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1830\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1872,"href":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1830\/revisions\/1872"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}