Being Ready

[Hetchy]

The pleasure to be derived from any excursion into the farther regions-( and it is one of the peculiarities of human nature that the hardest and most disagreeable trips become the milestones by which outdoor careers are later most pleasantly measured)- may be divided into three parts: the Zest of getting ready, the Enjoyment of remembering, and the Journey itself.

Bradford Angier - How to stay alive in the woods