I went to the woods because...
A great camping trip worthy of remembering, must include a campfire, right?
"The fire is the main comfort of camp, whether in summer or winter." - Henry David Thoreau
My camp had no fire, only sunset, stars, sunrise, peace, quiet.
I went to the woods because
"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." - Henry David Thoreau
“A great many people, and more all the time, live their entire lives without ever once sleeping out under the stars.”
– Alan S. Kesselheim
“The glories of a mountain campfire are far greater than may be guessed.”
– John Muir