When a man is part of his canoe, he is part of all that canoes have ever known. Sigurd F. Olson More Quotes by Sigurd F. Olson More Quotes From Sigurd F. Olson Summer means promises fulfilled, objectives gained, hopes realized. The surge of doing and achieving, of watching and enjoying is finally replaced by a sense of quiet and floating and a certain fullness and repletion, as though one cannot absorb any more. Sigurd F. Olson summer mean promise It was Indian summer, a bluebird sort of day as we call it in the north, warm and sunny, without a breath of wind; the water was sky-blue, the shores a bank of solid gold. Sigurd F. Olson autumn summer fall Ethical and moral questions and how we answer them may determine whether primal scenes will continue to be a source of joy and comfort to future generations. The decisions are ours and we have to search our minds and souls for the right answers... We must be eternally vigilant, embrace the broad concept of an environmental ethic to survive. Sigurd F. Olson future decision joy Not only has wilderness been a force in molding our character as a people, but its influence continues, and will, if we are wise enough to preserve it on this continent, be a stabilizing power as well as a spiritual reserve for the future. Sigurd F. Olson spiritual wise character Awareness is becoming acquainted with environment, no matter where one happens to be. Man does not suddenly become aware or infused with wonder; it is something we are born with. Sigurd F. Olson matter doe men Even rain and wind and stormy clouds bring joy, just as knowing animals and flowers and where they live. Sigurd F. Olson flower rain animal Awareness is becoming acquainted with environment, no matter where one happens to be. Sigurd F. Olson environment becoming matter
