“Returning home is the most difficult part of long-distance hiking. You have grown outside the puzzle and your piece no longer fits.”

— Cindy Ross

“You’re off to great places, today is your day. Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way.”

— Dr. Seuss

“Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.”

— John Muir

“If there’s a heaven for me, I’m sure it has a beach attached.”

— Jimmy Buffett

“It’s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.”

— Sir Edmund Hillary