John Muir

John Muir played an important role in protecting America's wilderness.

Muir was especially affected by his childhood in Scotland.

Muir was an adult when he visited the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Muir admired the work of Ralph Waldo Emerson

"No politics allowed."

"So did President Roosevelt, whom Muir invited on a camping trip"

"Roosevelt went on to establish Yosemite as a national park."

"America would come to know Muir as 'The Father of Our National Parks."

"born in 1838 in the seaside town of Dunbar Scotland, Muir began his love affair with nature at a young age."

"Muir was nearly 30 the first time he ventured into California's Sierra Nevada Mountains."

" Ralph Waldo Emerson affect Muir deeply."

"America would come to know Muir as 'The Father of Our National Parks."

"Sauntering meant taking your time, valuing what you see.' says Tad Shay lead interpretive ranger at John Muir National Historical Site in Martinez, California"

"He was...scrambling down steep cliff faces to get a closer look at the waterfalls, whooping and howling at the vistas, jumping tirelessly from flower to flower."

He spent much of his thirties alone in the mountains, carrying a tattered blue journal that he filled with sketches, scientific observations, and soulful writing."

"He moved a president to create the U.S Forest Service and co-founded the Sierra Club, which helped establish several new national parks years after his death..."

Private nature parks should be turned over to the U.S Forestry Service.

Rushing to see as much of a natural park as possible is sometimes necessary.

Muir's love of nature may not have developed if his family hadn't moved to Wisconsin.

America finally has enough national parks to satisfy everyone's needs.

Every American should try to visit a national park at least once in his or her life.