Quotes About Outdoors

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A western buckaroo, I share his scorn for people who go camping by the book, relying on the authority of some half-assed assistant scoutmaster whose total experience outdoors probably consists of two overnight hikes and a weekend in the Catskills. But we have just had that confrontation. The one who goes by Pritchard's book is Sid's wife, and I am wary. It is not my expedition. I am a guest here.

Westerners live outdoors more than people elsewhere because outdoors is mainly what they've got.

I see great things in baseball. It's our game--the American game. It will take our people out of doors, fill them with oxygen, give them a larger physical stoicism. Tend to relieve us from being a nervous, dyspeptic set. Repair these losses, and be a blessing to us

There is certainly something in angling that tends to produce a serenity of the mind.

I hate the outdoors. To me the outdoors is where the car is.

For exercise, I now run with my chocolate Lab puppy, Oscar.

For most people, summer wasn't in full swing until the straps of your bathing suit left grill marks on your shoulders, or you could peel long strips of blistered skin from your back like a sheet of loose-leaf paper. For me, a fair-skinned person with freckles, a hearty sunburn was my way of saying to people, Look, I've been outside this summer, at least once. Please don't ask me to do this again.

Fresh air impoverishes the doctor.

If you're looking for can-do, earthy-crunchy attitude then you've got to go to Wisconsin.

Camping: That's what I call getting drunk outside.

Fishing is boring, unless you catch an actual fish, and then it is disgusting.

Camping is nature's way of promoting the motel business.

Camping: nature's way of promoting the motel industry.

Camping is nature's way of promoting the motel business.

Fooey! The porchlight is burnt out, and I can't see whether it's dark outside or not.

I think extreme sports are really good for relieving stress.

Messengers and mountain bikers share a common chromosome.

The clearing was scattered with trunks of trees felled long ago.

I am sure that no man can derive more pleasure from money or power than I do from seeing a pair of basketball goals in some out of the way place.

We walked together slowly, for the sun was hot.

There is a time for stillness, but who hasn't also wanted to scream with delight at being outdoors? To simply announce themselves and say, I'm here, I exist?

Have you ever noticed what golf spells backwards?

It is always worth making a little effort to find a special spot to sleep because the memories and the smug Instagram photo last long after you've got your breath back. Bivvying