This new edition guides readers along the John Muir Trail's spectacular 211 miles, section by section, providing such information as driving directions, permit and fee instructions, what to expect on each trail, and ratings for scenery, difficulty, solitude, trail condition, and accessibility for ch[...]

The John Muir Trail (JMT) is one of the world's most spectacular treks and is North America's best known mid-distance walking trail. It runs for 216 miles through the high Sierra Nevada mountains of California, from Yosemite Valley to the summit of Mount Whitney (14,496 ft), the highest peak in the [...]

The John Muir Way runs for 134 miles (215 km) coast-to-coast across Scotland's centre, from Helensburgh on the Clyde to Dunbar on the North Sea. The route is suitable for users of all kinds, and it readily breaks into ten sections for walkers or five for cyclists. Its appeal ranges from the domestic[...]

No two persons in the United States have written with as much passion and power about the bond between human beings and the natural world as Thoreau of WALDEN and Muir of MOUNTAINS OF CALIFORNIA. For both, Native Americans best exemplified the innate need of the human spirit to merge with the primal[...]

Tämä teos on kuvaus seikkailusta, joka oli alkusoittoa John Muirin elämän mittaiselle löytöretkelle. Kirja kertoo kävelymatkasta, jonka Muir teki Yhdysvalloissa vuonna 1867. Hän kulki jalan Indianasta Kentuckyn, Tennesseen, Pohjois-Carolinan, Georgian ja Floridan halki aina Meksikonlahden ra[...]

John Muir matkusti ensimmäisen kerran Yosemiten laaksoon kesällä vuonna 1869. Ensimmäinen kesäni Sierravuorilla on päiväkirjan muotoon kirjoitettu kuvaus noista kesäpäivistä, Muirin matkallaan kohtaamista villieläimistä, kasveista ja tutkimusretkistä vuoriston koskemattomissa, taianomai[...]