Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of read more

Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space.

For 200 years we've been conquering nature. Now we're beating it to death.

For 200 years we've been conquering nature. Now we're beating it to death.

Sentimentality about nature denatures everything it touches.

Sentimentality about nature denatures everything it touches.

Nature is wont to hide herself.

Nature is wont to hide herself.

Rainbows apologize for angry skies.

Rainbows apologize for angry skies.

A man is related to all nature.

A man is related to all nature.

I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars.

I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars.

Man is a complex being; he makes the deserts bloom and lakes die.

Man is a complex being; he makes the deserts bloom and lakes die.

One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.

One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.