There is nothing like stepping away from the road and heading into a new part of the watershed. Not for the sake of newness, but for the sense of coming home to our whole terrain. “Off the trail” is another name for the Way, and sauntering off the trail is the practice of the wild. That is also where—paradoxically—we will do our best work. But we need paths and trails and will always be maintaining them. You must first be on the path, before you can turn and walk into the wild.” Gary Snyder, Practice of the Wild