John Muir Wilderness
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The John Muir Wilderness is a wilderness area that extends along the crest of the Sierra Nevada of California for 90 miles, in the Inyo and Sierra National Forests. Established in 1964 by the Wilderne
Long Lake in Little Lakes Valley, John Muir Wilderness
The Palisade Crest, a major rock-climbing area
Mount Williamson and Mount Tyndall in the John Muir Wilderness from near Independence Airport
Sabrina Basin in the John Muir Wilderness. Winter conditions linger until June in many years.
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
John Muir Wilderness
…Nevada of California for 90 miles (140 km), in the Inyo and Sierra National Forests. Established in 1964 by the Wilderness Act and named for naturalist John Muir, it encompasses 652,793 acres (2,641.76 km2). The wilderness lies along the eastern escarpment of the Sierra from near Mammoth Lakes and Devils Postpile…
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