8 Inspiring Quotes + Photos That’ll Make You Want to Thru-Hike the Appalachian Trail Today

WARNING: the following photos + quotes will make you want to quit your job and thru-hike the Appalachian Trail today.  Proceed with caution.

8 Inspirational Quotes / Images That’ll Make You Want to Thru-Hike the AT Today

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Teddy Roosevelt

teddy roosevelt quote

“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.” – John Muir
John Muir Quote
image source: buksy4free

“The love of wilderness is more than a hunger for what is always beyong reach; it is also an expression of loyalty 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.” – Edward Abbey
edward abbey quote
image source: Steve Dunleavy

“Not all those who wander are lost. ” – J. R. R. Tolkien
Not all who wander are lost
image source: trailsource.com

“The mountains are calling and I must go.” – John Muir
john muir quote
image source: Dennis Messie

“An early morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.” – Henry David Thoreau
early morning walk
image source: dbnunley

“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
emerson quote
image source: Kevin Moore Images

“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” – Albert Einstein
Einstein Quote
image source: Curtis Fry

 

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