Jennifer Pharr Davis Quotes

#1. Hiking is great because it's a lifelong sport and you're outdoors, active, so whether you call that a sport or a hobby or a recreation, I think the wording - it's a great way to get exercise, and it can be as challenging as you want to make it.

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#2. I found things in the woods that I didn't know I was looking for ... and now I'll never be the same.

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#3. My motivation to keep hiking was rooted in the magnificent details of the Appalachian Mountains, and the more I poured myself out - the more energy I gave the trail - the more it gave me in return.

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#4. I would rather watch a sunset than TV.

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#5. In Massachusetts and Vermont, there had been plenty of mosquitoes, but in New Hampshire, they had reinforcements.

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#6. A lot of people talk about the trail healing them, but I feel like, the first time, it humbled me, which I probably needed. It was a completely new way to experience the world and my body.

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#7. I know that I was hiking at a very young age because I remember being convinced that it was the trees that were talking.

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#8. I wasn't worried about not succeeding; I was worried about not trying.

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#9. Writing is one of the main ways that I process the experience.

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#10. Going into the woods, you can go as fast or as slow as you want. It's restorative. Even when I was young, the wilderness offered not only adventure but also therapy and peace: a place to be alone with your thoughts.

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#11. One thing I think I've always felt about being in nature is that it's a very natural taste.

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#12. Something deep within me connected with hard work, nature and simplicity.

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#13. One of the best feelings I had growing up was being completely exhausted at the end of the day after playing outside all day.

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#14. Our bodies are made to move, and moving down the trail is one of the oldest, natural ways people have used their bodies.

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#15. I'd always had an interest of pushing my limits and was intrigued by endurance.

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#16. The scenic vistas of North Carolina and Tennessee make you feel like you're looking at a work of art, but crossing through the rural countryside of southwest Virginia and caressing the tall grass with your fingertips, you feel like you're part of the painting.

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#17. I was surrounded by life and beauty. My soul was content, and my life felt full.

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