John Muir Tahoe Quotes

John muir s incredible travel memoirs.

John muir tahoe quotes. Many of his quotes inspire yet others make you scratch your head. Lake tahoe photo by. John muir 2. The sierra nevada mountain range belongs to john muir but lake tahoe is considered the literary property of mark twain who wrote exuberantly about its crystalline waters edged by serrated mountain tops.

In the fall of 1873 he wrote in detail about a trip in a letter to his good friend jeanne carr. About the sheer beauty of lake tahoe. Muir visited lake tahoe several times throughout his life. Quotations from john muir were selected by harold wood from various sources.

Adventure memoirs wilderness studies from the naturalist environmental philosopher and early advocate of preservation of wilderness the author of the. Quotations by john muir american environmentalist born april 21 1838. Many thanks to dan styer for finding and identifying the sources for many of these quotes. He describes blue glimpses of the lake all so heavenly clean so terrestrial yet so openly spiritual that s not all he has to say about tahoe either.

Whitney that john muir made it here. The clearest way into the universe is through a forest wilderness when one tugs at a single thing in nature he finds it attached to the rest of the world and the mountains are calling and i must go. Of all the paths you take in life make sure a few of them are dirt john muir 3. The world is big and i want to get a good look at it before it gets dark.

See his story about how he helped improve this website as well as the wikiquotes page of john muir quotes on his web page about the quotable john muir on that page he also provides further background on the source of the. Share with your friends. While muir did not write about lake tahoe in any of his formal writings which would seem to disqualify him from any authorial stake in the basin territory his description in an 1873 letter. Although mark twain is more deeply connected to big blue the shores of lake tahoe were also visited by the legend himself.

There isn t another person so intertwined with the lake tahoe region. A thousand mile walk to the gulf my first summer in the sierra the mountains of california travels in alaska steep trails illustrated. Enjoy the best john muir quotes at brainyquote. Here are a few of his most electric quotes about lake tahoe and the surrounding area.

It was on a journey from summiting mt. John muir s natural curiosity and fondness for the natural environment has moved so many to see the world in a new light. Brand usa image appears courtesy. Lake tahoe visitors authority.