Wednesday, August 20, 2008

that subtle something

It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men's hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit.
--Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) Scottish Author

Above: A scene along the Appalachian Trail in Yancey County, NC.

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