There’s the silence of early morning. For long routes in autumn you have to start very early. Outside everything is violet, the dim light slanting th… - Frédéric Gros

Lastly, you are not alone because when you walk you soon become two. Especially after walking for a long time. What I mean is that even when I am alone, there is always this dialogue between the body and the soul.

Dernière chose : on n’est pas seul enfin parce que, dès qu’on marche, on est aussitôt deux. Surtout après avoir marché longtemps. Je veux dire qu’il y a toujours, même seul, ce dialogue entre le corps et l’âme.

The first eternity we encounter is that of rocks, of the swooping contour of the plains, of the skylines: all that is resistant, unchanging. ... You are facing a mountain, walking among great trees, and you think: they are just there. They are there, they didn’t expect me, they were always there. They were there long before me and they will still be there long after me.