I have no fixed practical aim, but am living in constant communion with Nature and follow my instincts and am most intensely happy

"I have no fixed practical aim, but am living in constant communion with Nature and follow my instincts and am most intensely happy . . . I have not yet in all my wanderings found a single person so free as myself."

The Contemplative John Muir, pp. 41, 42

Photo: Lemmon's Paintbrush, with Cathedral Peak in the background; Yosemite National Park, CA; July 28, 2012