was consumed by industrialization, John Muir dedicated his time to the opposite spectrum. John worked vigorously to prove to the government that the nature of the west coast needed to be saved, not destroyed. He did so by taking some of the most important people on simple camping trips to prove that conservation was needed in the United States. He even founded a club, that served to protect nature for years to come. Because of his passion for nature, John Muir was a monumental influence on preserving
in itself. This was the type of person John Muir, author of A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf and renowned environmentalist, was. He lived to be in nature-- to explore and learn everything she had to offer him, and his passion is evident in all his writings. Throughout his travels and adventures, he diligently wrote his experiences down and later published them in various forms to spread awareness and document his findings, including some pictures he took. Muir was a person who was so truly fascinated
(something, especially an environmentally or culturally important place or thing) from harm or destruction.” John Muir, a famous preservationist is someone I agree with completely, his idea of preservationism is the best way to help our earth. Not damming Hetch Hetchy Valley was what really drew me into him. He believed that politicians were using nature as a way to get material gains. Muir believed that nature should be protected and should be kept beautiful. He states at one point that "everybody
John Muir of many names, the Wilderness Prophet, Citizen of the Universe, the Father of Our National Parks, was one of the mountain’s most valued American Scots. The founder of the Sierra Club did everything within his power to “make the mountains glad,” (“The John Muir Exhibit”). With the president at his side and his convincing journalism, John Muir became the hero of Yosemite, and a preservationist symbol to Americans, as well activists everywhere. He is a hero because he took a stand for what
John Muir is a Scottish-born American farmer, traveler, writer, and advocator. He was born on April 21, 1838, in Dunbar, Scotland and died on December 24, 1914, in Los Angeles, California (Britannica, Introduction). He is recognized as one of the most influent modern humanist and naturalist of the history of the United States. Even if he is known and acknowledged by many, this historical peace seeker deserves more credit. He is not recognized enough for all of his positive contributions to the United
In 1903, President Roosevelt went on a camping trip to Yosemite Valley, and with a famous outdoorsman John Muir. Consequent to the trip, their purpose was to preserve the Yellowstone National Park, and other parks, so that the forest could be around for many more years to come. Moreover, John Muir has often tried to persuade people to preserve the area and to keep Yosemite's valley beauty shining, conversely that was not an easy task. Preserving nature is bigger than it seems, though it may seem
A man named John Muir was born on April 21, 1838 in Dunbar, Scotland. In 1849, at the age of 11, Muir and his family emigrated to Portage, Wisconsin. Growing up, Muir and his brother would roam the fields and the woods of the rich Wisconsin countryside (Sierra Club 2015). In 1867, while John Muir was working in a carriage parts shop, he suffered a blinding eye injury. After Muir recovered, he decided that he would leave work and go study nature. In 1868, he visited California and that became his
President Theordore Roosevelt and John Muir went on a camping trip to Yosemite Valley in 1903.Both, Theordore Roosevelt and John Muir went together they both had the same goal to preserve nature.They also went together because, John Muir was the only person that President Roosevelt would go with. In source one it is about, how President Theordore Roosevelt and John Muir go to the Yosemite valley together because, “that is the only person that Roosevelt will go with”. Roosevelt said, “What are we
John Muir is best known for his efforts to preserve the wilderness of the United States, which greatly contributed to the preservation of countless natural areas of the US through the National Parks Service. During his travels across the country and abroad, Muir recorded his thoughts and beliefs about nature and the fundamental connection people share with the earth. By voyaging into the wild and shedding the restraints and ideals of modern society, Muir argues that people can expand their understanding
Ever since John Muir’s childhood, he always loved nature. Muir was born April 21, 1838 in beautiful rural Scotland. He loved to escape out into the Scottish wilderness and explore its unknown beauty. Even when he moved to America at age 11, he continued to sneak away from home to explore the wilderness of Wisconsin. But Muir was more than just a man of nature, he was a man of science. He attended the university of Wisconsin, but dropped out; not because of his grades, but because he took the classes