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Quote #10
So we decided to leave the endless trail and stop pretending we were mountain men because we weren't. (2.20.83)
In the end, Bryson admits that he's no Daniel Boone or Captain Kirk—he'll never be that explorer who boldly goes where no one has gone before. The guy still loves nature, true, but he no longer has any illusions about his relationship with it.