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My First Summer in the Sierra (Modern Library Classics) worldcat.org/search We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Favorite books for 1st graders GreatSchools Our panel of children's book experts recommends these great books for your first grader. Favorite books for 4th graders GreatSchools Our panel of children's book experts recommends these great books for 4th graders. Twitpic - Share photos and videos on Twitter 2017 Twitpic Inc All Rights Reserved. Home Contact Terms Privacy Culture: Music TV radio books film art dance ... Offers news comment and features about the British arts scene with sections on books films music theatre art and architecture. Requires free registration. Horse Feathers Official Website Booking: Josh @ Monterey International (North America) Kalle @ Pitch and Smith (Europe) Management: Portia @ Shotclock Management. Horse Feathers 2014. Welcome to Bruno's Marketplace - the Gourmet Flavors of ... 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I was stunned by his erudition. He knew the names of the animals, plants and rock formations in an area that he had never been before, including passing through several climatic zones, as he climbed in elevation. (I had to keep recalling that he was not carrying a guidebook, replete with full-color pictures of the plants he was observing.) His writing is infused with a deep reverence for the natural world… even a beautiful infectious unbridled enthusiasm to “do it all,” to savor as much as one possibly can of the natural world. I first became acquainted with his name more than 25 years ago, when I visited the magnificent redwoods that bear his name, just north of San Francisco. Tis a pity it took so long to read his actual words.Muir “hitched a ride,” that is, seized an opportunity and joined in the “old-fashioned” practice of transhumance. “Old-fashioned,” in that it is a practice in decline, defeated by the primacy of fences and “property rights.” But the practice of moving livestock to better grazing, in particular to higher elevations in the summer, has existed for thousands of years. In June 1869, he joined 2500 sheep, as they moved from the Merced valley in central California, and walked with them into the high Sierra Mountains, in the area of current day Yosemite National Park, and returned to the lowlands by the equinox. He did not have required duties – a professional shepherd, along with assistants – handled the “grunt work.” Three magnificent months to observe a country that had just been opened to exploration by the white man largely in the last two decades, thanks to the ’49 “Gold Rush.” Three months of living outside, largely without shelter, and “reading” only the natural world.I found his writing to be dense, like a fine chocolate bar, and could rarely read more than 15 pages at a time without taking a break to think about his observations. In one section, he contemplates the many different paths raindrops take. In another, he examines the lives of three very different creatures: the bear, the grasshopper and the common housefly. For sure, he provides anthropomorphic characterizations. He has a keen geological “eye,” spotting signs of glacial action in prior times. Clearly his heart lies in the very high country of the Sierra, around Lake Tenaya. Somehow he knew about a flower called the cassiope bell, searched for it, and found it in profusion. It is wonderful nowadays to be able to see a picture of it on the internet, and understand immediately his enthusiasm. In yet another section, he relates his “telepathic” knowledge that his college teacher, Professor Butler, had just arrived in Yosemite.Muir does not like the sheep he has had to travel with, comparing them to locust, and at one point saying that he would rather herd wolves. He is also rather critical of the various Indian hunting groups that he encounters, always critical of their dirtiness. In general, he repeatedly praises the cleanliness of the natural world, but seems to be oblivious to the dirtiness of the sheep that are his companions.In the high country it is approximately two months of intense life between the melting of the snows and the arrival of the next frosts. On August 10, he says: “Another of those charming exhilarating days that make the blood dance and excite nerve currents that render one unwearable and well-nigh immortal.” In another section, he says of Yosemite’s cathedral: “Every hidden cell is throbbing with music and life, every fibre thrilling like harp strings, while incense is ever flowing from the balsam bells and leaves. No wonder the hills and groves were God’s first temples, and the more they are cut down and hewn into cathedrals and churches, the farther off and dimmer seems the Lord himself. The same may be said of stone temples.”Yes, at times his exuberance can be “over the top.” So be it, for it seems that he can see deeper than us average mortals. 5-stars.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.sierrra for the first timeBy Jbarr5My first summer in the Sierra by John MuirAlways enjoy the outside, walking discovering new things.Have watched many on the John Muir Trail in CA and watched shows but having it all described is like being there, doing it ourselves.Like listening to his journals and everything he sketches, plant, animal, etc.I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.Five StarsBy npBeautiful written......See all 61 customer reviews... worldcat.org/search We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. microsoft.com 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. 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