“The great wilds of our country, once held to be boundless and inexhaustible, are being rapidly invaded and overrun in every direction, and everything destructible in them is being destroyed. How far destruction may go it is not easy to guess. Every landscape, low and high, seems doomed to be trampled and harried. Even the sky is not safe from scath-blurred and blackened whole summers together with the smoke of fires that devour the woods.”
Quote by John Muir
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The Writings of John Muir: Steep trails
This compilation includes Muir's insights into the beauty and importance of the American wilderness, his advocacy for conservation, and his personal journey through the rugged landscapes of the Sierra Nevada and beyond. more
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