Adventurous Axioms

Wherever you go, use these beautiful weekends to explore your town, county, state or even further beyond if you can! Been waiting for the right time to book your tickets? Consider this a sign. Or take it from some people much wiser than us.

If you think you’re too busy: “I travel a lot; I hate having my life disrupted by routine.” Caskie Stinnett

Oh, and: “Adventures do occur, but not punctually.” E.M. Forster, A Passage to India

If you’re considering a day in the Ocala National Forest or at the springs: “Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea, drink the wild air.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

If you think you have to leave town to explore: “There’s a whole world out there, right outside your window. You’d be a fool to miss it.” Charlotte Eriksson

IF YOU’RE GOING FOR AN AFTERNOON HIKE: “Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world.” John Muir

If you think the same old autumn plans will just have to do again this year: “The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.” Christopher McCandless

If you’re a victim of wanderlust (which, by the way, you should totally give in to): “Then something…woke up inside him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves, and wear a sword instead of a walking-stick.”

J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

If you just need to get away: “There is a time for departure even when there’s no certain place to go.” Tennessee Williams

IF YOU THINK YOU DON’T HAVE TIME FOR A VACATION: “The sun will rise and set regardless. What we choose to do with the light while it’s here is up to us. Journey wisely.” Alexandra Elle

If you’re worried about the cost: “Investment in travel is an investment in yourself.”

Matthew Karsten

If you’ve never been that far from home: “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.”

Neale Donald Walsch