JOHN MUIR

A fractal pattern is a basic pattern that repeats at different scales.

• Exact fractals repeat exactly at every scale, for example, the growth spiral of a plant.
• Statistical fractals repeat in similar but not identi...

• Western society equates nature with the countryside or the mountains. Nature is everywhere, even inside us.
• Any attempt to intentionally be one with nature (or Tao) results in us moving away from it because the attempt itself shows that we are not one with it already.

Tornadoes are less common in hilly and mountainous areas, due to the cool, stable air of the regions of higher elevations. The mountains have their own ‘windward sides’ which make the tornadoes break up or weaken.