The Trip Was To Be An Odyssey

Don't Settle Down And Sit In One Place. Move Around, Be Nomadic, Make Each Day A New Horizon. You Are Still Going To Live A Long Timeand It Would Be A Shame If You Did Not Take The Opportunity To Revolutionize Your Life And Move Into An Entirely New Realm Of Experience.my Point Is That You Do Not Need Me Or Anyone Elsethe Only Person You Are Fighting Is Yourself And Your Stubbornness

An Extended Stay In The Wilderness Inevitably Directs One's Attention Outward As Much As Inward, And It Is Impossible To Live Off The Land Without Developing Both A Subtle Understanding Of, And A Strong Emotional Bond With, That Land And All It Holds.

The Only Person You Are Fighting Is Yourself And Your Stubbornness To Engage In New Circumstances.

I Was Dimly Aware That I Might Be Getting In Over My Head. But That Only Added To The Scheme’s Appeal. That It Wouldn’t Be Easy Was The Whole Point.

When Alex Left For Alaska," Franz Remembers, "i Prayed. I Asked God To Keep His Finger On The Shoulder Of That One; I Told Him That Boy Was Special. But He Let Alex Die. So On December 26, When I Learned What Happened, I Renounced The Lord. I Withdrew My Church Membership And Became An Atheist. I Decided I Couldn't Believe In A God Who Would Let Something That Terrible Happen To A Boy Like Alex.