Wilderness is a tonic, a panacea for nervousness and monotony.

"The great mass of recreation-minded Americans see in the wilderness not an opportunity for exploitation or for the furtherance of knowledge, but rather as an opportunity to satisfy a vital spiritual deficiency within themselves.  They are the ones who head into the wilderness regions because they must.  Wilderness to them is a tonic, a panacea for nervousness and monotony.  They go to it . . . as a sick person might go to the physician.  These people know that wilderness to them is a necessity if they are to keep their balance."

Sigurd F. Olson  

Photo: Subalpine Fire and mountains; Mt. Rainier National Park, WA; July 29, 2013

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