Five Great Hiking Quotes for Children

“What do parents owe their young that is more important than a warm
and trusting connection to the Earth…?”

“If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder … he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement, and mystery of the world we live in.” – Rachel Carson, “The Sense of Wonder”

“We have it all backwards. Instead of spending most of our days inside and looking outside ourselves for answers, we need to spend more time outdoors in order to go inside ourselves for the clarity we are seeking.” – Bishop McDonald II, “This Day”

“Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life.” – John Muir

“We’re not lost, we’re just misplaced.” – The Man with the Yellow Hat, “Curious George”

“What do parents owe their young that is more important than a warm and trusting connection to the Earth…?” – Theodore Roszak, “The Voice of the Earth”

Read more about day hiking with children in my guidebook Hikes with Tykes.