The land retains an identity of its own, still deeper and more subtle than we can know. Our obligation toward it then becomes simple: to approach with an uncalculating mind, with an attitude of regard...be alert for its openings, for that moment when something sacred reveals itself within the mundane, and you know the land knows you are there.


Arctic Dreams (ed. Open Road Media, 2013) - ISBN: 9781480409149

Barry Lopez Quotes

The land retains an identity of its own, still deeper and more subtle than we can know. Our obligation toward it then becomes simple: to approach...

The land retains an identity of its own, still deeper and more subtle than we can know. Our obligation toward it then becomes simple: to approach...

The land retains an identity of its own, still deeper and more subtle than we can know. Our obligation toward it then becomes simple: to approach...

The land retains an identity of its own, still deeper and more subtle than we can know. Our obligation toward it then becomes simple: to approach...