Jeffrey Ryan > Jeffrey's Quotes

“The tops of mountains are among the unfinished parts of the globe, whither it is a slight insult to the gods to climb and pry into their secrets, and try their effect on our humanity. Only daring and insolent men, perchance, go there.”
― Henry David Thoreau, The Maine Woods

“Going down 6% grades using only a hand brake and low gears wasn’t for sissies and, in retrospect, might have been for idiots.”
― Jeffrey H. Ryan

“If we head in the direction of our dreams and accept the winds and rains that will test our resolve, we can experience the deep satisfaction of looking back upon the path of a life well lived.”
― Jeffrey H. Ryan

“To sit on a slab of Pennsylvania rock on the AT and watch a hawk rise dozens of feet above me with a simple tilt of a wing, then circle high above for hours on end was one of the greatest thrills I could imagine. And while it was romantic to believe that I was witnessing this majestic spectacle for free, it really came about because someone before me was willing to make it possible.”
― Jeffrey H. Ryan