Our National Parks
John Muir
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This book is a collection of sketches first published in the Atlantic Monthly magazine and gathered into book form in 1901. The focus here is on 4 parks in the west. Six of the 10 articles focus on Yosemite National Park; also described are Yellowstone, Sequoia, and General Grant (renamed Kings Canyon in 1940) National Parks. - Summary by TriciaG (10 hr 1 min)
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trees
Wintergreen
mmmmm treeeeees Imagine you're some guy in the woods, and a random guy comes out of the trees. he hasn't talked to people in a while and is running out of food. you are confused. turns out, it's just good old tree loving John muir. this is normal. you give him food, and he and his donkey go on their way, stopping, measuring, looking at, and probably talking to trees.