A few minutes ago every tree was excited, bowing to the roaring storm, waving, swirling, tossing their branches in glorious enthusiasm likeworship. But though to the outer ear these trees are now silent, theirsongs never cease. -John Muir, naturalist, explorer, and writer (1838-1914)

John Muir
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John Muir’s quote above was his way of saying that even though our rain forests are silent, their songs never cease. The rain forests are so full of life that even when the storms come, the trees just continue singing. This type of mindset is necessary to survive in nature. If you want to be a successful outdoorsman you must understand that there is no such thing as an easy day.

You can always get into trouble, but you need to know how to get out of it. You always need to be prepared for the next storm.

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