The quote inscribed by Adams on the reverse of this print comes from Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay Walking. The full context of the quote is as follows: 'The West of which I speak is but another name for the Wild; and what I have been preparing to say is, that in Wildness is the preservation of the World.'
約1950年作 銀鹽照片(可能於1973-77年作) 15 1/4 x 18 3/8 英吋 (38.7 x 46.7 公分) 款識:攝影師簽名(嵌邊)The West of which I speak is but another name for the wild . . .、Carmel 信用鈴印 (BMFA 鈴印11)(嵌背)