November 12, 1858 in Thoreau’s Journal:

Now for a brisk and energetic walk, with a will and a purpose. Have done with sauntering, in the idle sense. You must rush to the assault of winter. Make haste into the outskirts, climb the ramparts of the town, be on the alert and let nothing escape your observation.

Photo: November 12, 2016 on Diamond Ledge Road, Sandwich, New Hampshire