Adventure Inspirations – The Noise of Wilderness
“Wilderness has noise as when great
winds make treetops roar, setting up the cadence of a pounding surf. Wilderness
noise is also the murmur of brooks, the chatter of squirrels, the scolding of
camp robbers. Wilderness noise is the sequence of birdcalls just before dawn,
the ecstatic music of the whippoorwill at dusk, and the deep quiet of a
darkened forest. The noise of wilderness is varied; it has no monotony; it is
the music of the earth of which man is an integral part whether he knows it or
not. The healing effects of wilderness are well known. Cares slough off; the
conscious springs that create tension are relaxed; man comes to an
understanding of his relation to the earth from which he came and to which he
returns.
William
O. Douglas
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