{"id":3735,"date":"2017-01-17T14:38:38","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T19:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/?p=3735"},"modified":"2026-04-28T11:12:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T11:12:19","slug":"20-inspirational-quotes-about-mountains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/advice\/20-inspirational-quotes-about-mountains.htm","title":{"rendered":"20 Inspirational Quotes to Stir Up Your Wanderlust for the Smoky Mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"

The mountains are calling, and I must go.<\/em>
\n-John Muir<\/p>\n

Probably one of the most popular and well-recognized quotes about the mountains, John Muir\u2019s quote above is simple yet powerful. It elicits that adventurous spirit in us all, tugging at our heartstrings and stirring up thoughts of being somewhere beautiful, new, and exciting. There are truly dozens of reasons to go to the Great Smoky Mountains, from the variety of restaurants, many shops<\/a> and boutiques, and local art to the popular attractions, incredible scenery, and fun seasonal events.<\/p>\n

As you read on, gather inspiration from what others have said about the mountains. Take a moment to slow down and dream a bit about Some are about the mountains in general, some are about nature, some about exploring the world, and others about the Smokies specifically. But all 20 of these quotes will make you want to get away to the mountains and explore!<\/p>\n

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    1. Doubly happy, however, is the man to whom lofty mountaintops are within reach. \u2013 John Muir<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        1. I love nature, I love the landscape, because it is so sincere. It never cheats me. It never jests. It is cheerfully, musically earnest. I lie and rely on the hearth. \u2013 Henry David Thoreau<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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            1. To sit in the shade on a fine day, and look upon verdure, is the most perfect refreshment. \u2013 Jane Austen, Mansfield Park<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                1. Although I do love oceans, deserts, and other wild landscapes, it is only mountains that beckon me with the sort of painful magnetic pull to walk deeper and deeper into their beauty. They keep me continuously wanting to know more, feel more, see more To become more. -Victoria Erickson<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                    1. You\u2019re off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, so\u2026get on your way. \u2013 Dr. Seuss<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                        1. Climb the mountains and get their good things. Nature\u2019s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of autumn. \u2013 John Muir<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                            1. Away acrost his valley he sees Black Mountain rising jagged to the sky\u2026and if he looks to the left on past it, he sees all the furtherest ranges, line on line. Purple and blue and blue again and smoky until you can\u2019t tell the mountains apart from the sky. Lord, it\u2019ll make a man think something, seeing that. It\u2019ll make a man think deep. \u2013 Lee Smith<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                1. The Smoky Mountains are a rare jewel\u2026Why not have a place where you can still see the stars? There is value to keeping things primitive. \u2013 James Dawson<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                    1. Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn\u2019t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. \u2013 Mark Twain<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                        1. The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page. \u2013 St. Augustine<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                            1. There are trees here that stood before our forefathers ever came to this continent: there are brooks that still run as clear as on the day the first pioneer cupped his hand and drank from them. In this Park, we shall conserve these trees, the pine, the red-bud, the dogwood, the azalea, the rhododendron, the trout and the thrush for the happiness of the American people. \u2013 President Franklin D. Roosevelt<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                1. May your trails bey crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. \u2013 Edward Abbey<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                    1. If you drive to, say, Shenandoah National Park, or the Great Smoky Mountains<\/a>, you\u2019ll get some appreciation for the scale and beauty of the outdoors. When you walk into it, then you see it in a completely different way. You discover it in a much slower, more majestic sort of way. \u2013 Bill Bynum<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                        1. Because in the end, you won\u2019t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that * mountain. \u2013 Jack Kerouac<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                            1. Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity. \u2013 John Muir<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                1. I haven\u2019t been everywhere, but it\u2019s on my list. \u2013 Susan Sontag<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                    1. Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt. \u2013 John Muir<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                        1. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. \u2013 Helen Keller<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                            1. Travel literally forces us out of our routines and, in doing so, gives us the freedom to see things with fresh eyes. \u2013 Annabelle Selldorf<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                                1. To move, to breathe, to fly, to float, to roam the roads of lands remote, to travel is to live. \u2013 Hans Christian Andersen<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                                                                                  The mountains are calling, and I must go. -John Muir Probably one of the most popular and well-recognized quotes about the mountains, John Muir\u2019s quote above is simple yet powerful. It elicits that adventurous spirit in us all, tugging at our heartstrings and stirring up thoughts of being somewhere beautiful, new, and exciting. There are truly dozens of reasons to go to the Great Smoky Mountains, from the variety of restaurants, many shops and boutiques, and local art to the popular attractions, incredible scenery, and fun seasonal events. 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