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Kayaking
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It has always been my belief that you can judge the compatibility of two people by the rhythm of their paddle stroke.
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― THIS SIDE OF A WILDERNESS: A Novel
― THIS SIDE OF A WILDERNESS: A Novel
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We are not here to exist; we are here to live, to face death and stare it down. We are here to trust in God and to embrace this world in all its quiet and violent beauty, to break down the walls of our own prejudices and believe in something greater than ourselves. We are here to paddle into our worst fears and come out the other side to discover glaciers, to meet them face-to-face, and to celebrate a sense of wonder and God's plan that we find only in Nature.
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― John Muir and the Ice That Started a Fire: How A Visionary And The Glaciers Of Alaska Changed America
― John Muir and the Ice That Started a Fire: How A Visionary And The Glaciers Of Alaska Changed America
