Five great hiking quotes to discuss with day hiking with kids

"It isn’t the mountain ahead that wears you out; it’s the
grain of sand in your shoe."

The trail offers a great opportunity to teach kids lessons about life. For older children and teens, a good quotation might be the way to impart wisdom or at least a good discussion going. Here are five great quotations I like for the trail:

“Discoveries are often made by not following instructions, by going off the main road, by trying the untried.” – Frank Tyger

“If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.” – Frank A. Clark

“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out going to the mountains is going home; that wilderness is a necessity...” – John Muir

“Mountain hikes instilled in me a life-long urge to get to the top of any inviting summit or peak.” – Paul D. Boyer

“It isn’t the mountain ahead that wears you out; it’s the grain of sand in your shoe.” – Robert W. Service

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