The Love of Wilderness
The love of wilderness is more than a hunger for what is always beyond reach; it is also an expression of loyality to the earth, the earth which bore us and sustains us, the only paradise we shall ever know, the only paradise we ever need -- if only we had the eyes to see .. No, wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit, as vital to our lives as water and good bread.
~ Edward Abbey, Desert Solitaire, 1968