John Muir Quotes


Ink cannot tell the glow that lights me at this moment in turning to the mountains. I feel strong [enough] to leap Yosemite walls at a bound.


Citations

Muir, John. Letters to a Friend. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1915.

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John Muir
John Muir
  • Born: April 21, 1838
  • Died: December 24, 1914
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Farmer, Inventor, Naturalist, Philosopher, Writer, Botanist, Zoologist, Geologist, Environmentalist

John Muir also known as "John of the Mountains" and "Father of the National Parks", was an influential Scottish-American:42 naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, glaciologist, and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States of America.