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A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers, but borrowed from his children.

- John James Audubon

This article initially featured in issue 13 of The Outdoor Journal, you can subscribe here.

I carefully take my soft contact lense out of the little box that I kept inside my sleeping bag all night and place it upside down on my finger. My eyes don’t open enough and it won’t fall into place- it freezes solid. I put it back into the warmish fluid and try again. It’s -40.

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