Then the Merced overflows its banks, flooding the meadows, sometimes almost from wall to wall in some places, beginning to rise towards sundown just when the streams on the fountains are beginning to diminish, the difference in time of ...
On t.p.: Each photograph accompanied by an excerpt from the works of John Muir and an annotation by Galen Rowell.
He also describes canyons, falls the number peaks. The book is the fruit of long experience and loving, earnest, relentless study. In this book, ".
A labour of love for the Scottish-born naturalist.This book is genuinely inspirational prose poetry from the man who is the figurehead for the conservation of "wild" spaces, as his superhuman and perilous-sounding feats of exploration in ...
Muir describes the botanicals of the landscape, his enthusiasm infectious. With a new introduction from Terry Gifford, the message in The Yosemite is more pertinent now than ever.
As 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"; this ...
In the classic nature work, The Yosemite, the great American naturalist, John Muir, describes the Yosemite valley's geography and the myriad types of trees, flowers, birds, and other animals that...
In the classic nature work, The Yosemite, the great American naturalist, John Muir, describes the Yosemite valley's geography and the myriad types of trees, flowers, birds, and other animals that...
This volume of classic nature writing reflects the extent of the beloved conservationist's intimate connection with the region and his appreciation of its majestic landscapes.
John Muir and Galen Rowell explored Yosemite nearly a century apart, yet America's premier conservationist and the award-winning photographer prove kindred spirits.
The YosemiteBy John Muir
Muir also lists good one-day and multi-day excursions for the Yosemite visitor. The J. MISSOURI edition contains 20 portraits of Yosemite and a detailed map of Yosemite Valley.
in large print John Muir. Affectionately dedicated to my friend , Robert Underwood Johnson , faithful lover and defender of our glorious forests and originator of the Yosemite National Park . Acknowledgment On the early history of Yosemite ...
The Yosemite
It is at once a vivid, accurate description of the land and a passionate homage to nature. This Modern Library Paperback Classic is a facsimile of the 1912 edition and includes the original illustrations.