Esme Creed-Miles Quotes

I love the leisurely amplitude, the spaciousness, of taking a walk, of heading somewhere, anywhere, on foot. I love the sheer adventure of it: setting out and taking off.

I could never resist the call of the trail.

I live in a beautiful part of British Columbia, and I run through the rainforest. I do have to look over my shoulder to check for a cougar or a wolf though, so sometimes it's not the most relaxing.

I love being outdoors and trekking around.

The best date I've had would probably have to be one where I went hiking to a big mountain here in New York.

When you run in places you visit, you encounter things you'd never see otherwise.

When I run in Ethiopia, I look out and see eucalyptus trees and rivers.

There's a certain amount of freedom involved in cycling: you're self-propelled and decide exactly where to go. If you see something that catches your eye to the left, you can veer off there, which isn't so easy in a car, and you can't cover as much ground walking.

I love being outside - that's where I'm the happiest.

Hiking in undiscovered places is a lot of fun.

We must go beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths and untrodden depths of the wilderness and travel and explore and tell the world the glories of our journey.

I love being outdoors, playing beach tennis, going for runs in the sand, or doing a three-hour hike with my best girlfriend, Mieko.

I try to jog in every city I visit, and I particularly enjoy harbour-front paths that let me ogle big ships, railroad bridges and the ruins of factories and warehouses.

I like being outside and seeing a lot of new things.

I love hiking to the top of mountains in L.A. and seeing incredible landscapes. It really inspires me.

I have gone to the forest.

It's beautiful being out in the wild.

Even though it doesn't look like it, I run. On a treadmill. And I bounce around to all the songs on my iPod - the Pixies, Wagner, Richard and Linda Thompson, even books on tape. Just not self-help ones.

I enjoy running, especially in a new city, so when I'm on tour that's always a good option.

I can feel the wind go by when I run. It feels good. It feels fast.

I'd rather be in a tent than in a house.

I like camping.

I run from Horatio Street down just past Battery Park City and back. It's amazing to run and see the Statue of Liberty and the ferries coming in. People think if you're not near Central Park, there's nowhere to go, but there's a whole ecosystem happening down here.

I've been playing sports since I was five. For me, there's no happier moment than when I'm out in the woods on a bike or a run. I feel on top of the world, and nothing else makes me feel that way.

As a kid, my nickname was Tarzan. I never wore shoes, and I walked around and fished and camped out and just was a grub.