The writings of John Muir (1838-1914), American naturalist and explorer, are important for their scientific observations and their contributions to the cause of conservation. John Muir was born in Dunbar, Scotland, on April 21, 1838. If his recollections...
On a May morning in 1903 two men pose for a photograph at Glacier Point, above Yosemite Valley in the heart of the Sierra Nevada of California. They have slept the night in the open and have woken under a blanket of four inches of snow. The man dressed i...
John Muir is one of the most important figures in the history of the American conservation movement. A self-styled "poetico-trampo-geologist-bot. and ornith-natural, etc!-!-!," he remains a strong influence on environmentalists, and except for the influe...
Steep Trails is the first album by Ankla, released on July 26, 2006. Track listing "Sinking (Intro)" – 5:37 "Step Ahead" – 3:45 "Deceit" – 2:39 "Seasons Never Change" – 4:15 "Generación Mutante" – 2:12 "Still Alive" – 5:20 "Suelta el Ankla...
Agassiz Recreational Trail A bald eagle. Cold-flow wetlands. A sandhill crane. Grassy dunes. Such are the sights from this 35-mile trail tucked into the northwestern corner of the state. This trail follows the beach ridge of the ancient glacial Lake Agassiz. It offers...
I observed a skier fall on an intermediate trail and skied over to see if he was all right. He replied that he was having some trouble with steep grades and had fallen a few times. When I picked up on his slight...
A teacher and three 16-year-old students had to be plucked off a 200-foot-high ledge early Friday after they wandered off a climbing trail, authorities said.The climbers, on an expedition from a New York City high school, didn't feel they could safely get down on their...
As my daughter approached her first year in high school and my son his first in middle school, I felt a deadline moving in. Our best times as a family have been spent on the road. There are huge swaths of the United States I’ve...
