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Walden Free Write Activity After observing these photos, spend some time in quiet thought. Write your reflections in your journal. This may, in some small way, get us in the mindset of Henry David Thoreau’s reflections in Walden.

Autumn at Walden

A View through the Trees at Walden

Walden Pond

Walden at Sunset

Peace – Quiet – Solitude

“I went into the woods because I wished to live deliberately.”

Extra Credit Opportunity Go to Walden Pond and take a photograph of you and your friends next to this sign!