John Muir
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John Muir, also known as "John of the Mountains" and "Father of the National Parks", was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, glaciologist, and
Muir was born in the small house at left. His father bought the adjacent building in 1842, and made it the family home.
Entrance to Fountain Lake Farm near Portage, Wisconsin
Muir c. 1863
Muir c. 1902
John Muir Trail
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The John Muir Trail is a long-distance trail in the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California, passing through Yosemite, Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks. It is named after John Muir, a natura
John Muir
…Muir Glacier and Muir Inlet, Alaska John Muir Trails in California, Tennessee, Connecticut, and Wisconsin John Muir Wilderness (southern and central Sierra Nevada…
The trail is named in honor of Scottish-American environmentalist John Muir
Happy Isles on the Merced River in Yosemite Valley is the northern terminus of the John Muir Trail
Hikers approach the southern end of the John Muir Trail. The Mount Whitney summit plateau can be seen in the distance.
A log bridge crossing part of Thousand Island Lake; Mount Davis in the background