"One function, at least, of true wilderness is to provide a refuge from the crassitudes of civilization-whether visible, intangible, audible-whether of billboard, of pavement, of auto horn-all of these are urban essences; all are negations of wilderness." --Benton MacKaye
31st President of the United States Herbert Hoover. Fly fisherman, pipe smoker and engineer.
"To
go fishing is the chance to wash one's soul with
pure air, with the rush of the brook, or with the
shimmer of sun on blue water. It brings meekness
and inspiration from the decency of nature, charity
toward tackle-makers, patience toward fish, a
mockery of profits and egos, a quieting of hate, a rejoicing
that you do not have to decide a darned thing until next week.
And it is discipline in the equality of men - for
all men are equal before fish." ~ Herbert Hoover