THE MOUNTAINS OF CALIFORNIA (With All Original Illustrations): Adventure Memoirs and Wilderness Study from the author of The Yosemite, Our National Parks, Gulf, Picturesque California & Steep Trails
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| Rating | : | 4.17 (956 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B073QPG41T |
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| Number of Pages | : | 221 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, have been read by millions. Seeing it for the first time, Muir noted that "He was overwhelmed by the landscape, scrambling down steep cliff faces to get a closer look at the waterfalls, whooping and howling at the vistas, jumping tirelessly from flower to flower." He climbed a number of mountains, including Cathedral Peak and Mount Dana, and hiked the old Indian trail down Bloody Canyon to Mono Lake. He vividly described not only his journeys through the mountains, valleys andglaciersof Sierra, but also the nature and geology of the area.John Muir (1838 - 1914) was a Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. The Mountains of California is John Muir's tribute to the beauties of the Sierra, in the book form. When he came to California and finally settled in San Francisco, John Muir immediately left for a visit to Yosemite, a place he had only read about. His activism helped
Founder of the Sierra Club, and its president until his death, Muir was a spirit so free that all he did to prepare for an expedition was to "throw some tea and bread into an old sack and jump the back fence." . John Muir (1838-1914) was one of the most influential conservationists and nature writers in American history
"Mr. Muir is a nature-lover of a fine type, one of the best the country has produced."--John Burroughs
A Fillon said Nice Kindle Reading. This is a really nice Kindle collection of John Muir writings. I do a fair amount of backpacking in the Sierras and its great to read these descriptions of some of the places I'm familiar with from someone like Muir.. "A Nature lovers Armchair Vacation - better than any before" according to bas bleu. An obvious lover of all nature, a keen observer and a dynamic writer, descriptive, detailed and as near to nature as you can get without being there in person.WOW! Muir blew me away! As a nature watcher and hiker, hiking for the love of seeing and being in na. L. Alvarez said Could benefit from a forward or preface. John Muir is a superlative writer and this book is about a place (the California Sierra Nevada) near and dear to my heart, so I enjoyed this book. However, I would have really liked to have had a forward or preface that gave more context to the writings, e.g.