Majestic Mountains Quotes

To the lover of wilderness, Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world.

I'm leaving my sorrows and all my memories behind to see what I find, somewhere in the shade near the sound of a sweet singing river, somewhere in the sun where the mountains make love to the sky.

I would have to say my favorite place on Earth is Bora Bora.

For me, the magic of Hawaii comes from the stillness, the sea, the stars.

And at five o'clock in the morning we left to drive to Old Tucson, and I sat with my mouth open in the van. I was stunned by the beauty of that country.

How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains!

I was on this bridge overlooking the carpet... I think it went all the way back to Oregon.

How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains! To behold this alone is worth the pains of any excursion a thousand times over. The highest peaks burned like islands in a sea of liquid shade. Then the lower peaks and spires caught the glow, and long lances of light, streaming through many a notch and pass, fell thick on the frozen meadows.

I live in Hawaii, and the trails and mountains here are just magic.

It is true that the path of human destiny cannot but appal him who surveys a section of it. But he will do well to keep his small personal commentarie to himself, as one does at the sight of the sea or of majestic mountains, unless he knows himself to be called and gifted to give them expression in artistic or prophetic form. In most other cases, the voluminous talk about intuition does nothing but conceal a lack of perspective toward the object, which merits the same judgement as a similar lack of perspective toward men.

Nature is not made after such a fashion as we would have her. We piously exaggerate her wonders, as the scenery around our home.

Mountains are the beginning and the end of all natural scenery.

One cannot conceive of grander burial than that which mighty mountains bend, crack and shatter to make. Or a nobler tomb than the great upper basin of Denali.

As age comes on, one source of enjoyment after another is closed, but Nature's sources never fail. Like a generous host, she offers her brimming cups in endless variety, served in a grand hall, the sky its ceiling, the mountains its walls, decorated with glorious paintings and enlivened with bands of music ever playing.

Hawaii is absolutely beautiful.

I'm very attracted to the great open spaces of the West.

Through woods and mountain passes The winds, like anthems, roll.

The Rocky Mountains realize - nay, exceed - the dream of my childhood. It is magnificent, and the air is life-giving.

Arizona - I've only spent a few days there, but it's inspired me the most. It's so peaceful.