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John Muir Facts
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John Muir also known as "John of the Mountains" and "Father of the National Parks", was an influential Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, glaciologist, and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States of America. His letters, essays, and books describing his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada, have been read by millions. His activism has helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and many other wilderness areas. The Sierra Club, which he co-founded, is a prominent American conservation organization. (1838-1914) |
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Quotes by John Muir
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Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home
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When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.
John Muir
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