A Quotation from John Kieran

It probably is true that a man sees more things and makes more searching observations in the field when he is alone, but there is a virtue in companionship that makes up for any decrease in the supply of clinical notes. A pleasure shared is a pleasure doubled. I always like to have companions on my tramps through the woods, my walks through the fields or my trips to the seashore.
     JOHN KIERAN (1892-1981)
     Quoted in Thoughts from the Mountains (Heartland Samplers, Inc., 1992)

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John Kieran in 1947

(This photo is in the public domain.)