![]() If for a moment you are inclined to regard these taluses as mere draggled, chaotic dumps, climb to the top of one of them, and run down without any haggling, puttering hesitation, boldly jumping from boulder to boulder with even speed. The morning stars still sing together, and the world, not yet half made, becomes more beautiful every day. These temple destroyers, devotees of ravaging commercialism, seem to have a perfect contempt for Nature, and, instead of lifting their eyes to the God of the mountains, lift them to the Almighty Dollar. The finest of the glacier meadow gardens lie …imbedded in the upper pine forests like lakes of light. But though to the outer ear these trees are now silent, their songs never cease. ![]() A few minutes ago every tree was excited, bowing to the roaring storm, waving, swirling, tossing their branches in glorious enthusiasm like worship. Every morning, arising from the death of sleep, the happy plants and all our fellow animal creatures great and small, and even the rocks, seemed to be shouting, “Awake, awake, rejoice, rejoice, come love us and join in our song. Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. It has fairly grown into me, not merely as memory pictures, but as part and parcel of mind and body alike. Never while anything is left of me shall this… camp be forgotten. Here are the roots of all the life of the valleys, and here more simply than elsewhere is the eternal flux of nature manifested. Writing is like the life of a glacier one eternal grind. The rivers flow not past, but through us, thrilling, tingling, vibrating every fiber and cell of the substance of our bodies, making them glide and sing. One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. Oh, these vast, calm, measureless mountain days, days in whose light everything seems equally divine, opening a thousand windows to show us God. When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe. The deeper the solitude the less the sense of loneliness, and the nearer our friends. How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains! John MuirĤ. Walk away quietly in any direction and taste the freedom of the mountaineer. The world is big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark. Be warned, your hesitation could end here, with these words of the “Father of the National Parks.”ġ. No doubt he’s the man steering the way for anyone seeking newfound direction in life, with a path they’ve sough to follow for years. He was an ecological thinker, political spokesman, and religious prophet, whose published work has become a personal guide into nature for many people. His writings’ are commonly discussed in books and journals, as well as quoted by nature photographers. Muir died in LA in 1914 and will forever remain an inspiration to both Scots and Americans. His writings pushed the US Congress to pass a bill in 1890 establishing Yosemite National Park . His focus remained on Yosemite Valley and Sequoia National Park for which his activism achieved great things for preserving the sites – and remain in place to this day.Īs part of the campaign to make Yosemite a national park, Muir published two landmark articles on wilderness preservation in The Century Magazine, The Treasures of the Yosemite and Features of the Proposed Yosemite National Park. Through years of explorations, study, research and advocacy, Muir wrote letters, essays and books describing his adventures in nature. His passion grew further in 1849 when his family moved to America and started a farm in Wisconsin. Muir spent a lot of time wandering the local coastline and countryside and became interested in natural history and the works of Scottish naturalist, Alexander Wilson. His passion for nature began at an early age through fascination with the East Lothian landscape. John Muir was born in Scotland in 1838 and was an influential Scottish-American naturalist, inventor, explorer, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, glaciologist, writer and an advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States. Along the way, he filled as many minds as possible with an abundance of information about natural preservation and leading the best life possible in the only world we have. John Muir always knew his path in life and stayed on it right to the end. ![]() He became “Father of the National Parks” and inspired many to explore and conserve the great outdoors.
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