“ I was disoriented by the idea that men should ever leave the forest. ”
The outside is the only place we can truly be inside the world.
~ Daniel J. Rice
As Gabe continued to speak, he sounded to be a cheerful and intelligent person, two attributes I have commonly found associated with people who spend most of their time outdoors.-from New River, in the anthology AWAKE IN THE WORLD
Can you imagine a scenario, given our present circumstances, in which human life will actually survive and be here in a thousand years?
The trout is still with me, as are my memories. The future is somewhere between these two forces, but it lives in mystery. The river records to trail behind or before me, and covers everything as it flows. This mountain and this river are old, yet as I wade alone, they both appear young and new to me.
