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Luke Harris's avatar

Wow I love how deeply you have dived into the awesomeness of John Muir! I fell in love with him in College writing a paper on him and was bothered that is couldn’t make the paper longer.

Here is my favorite quote of his:

"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe."

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Liz Medford - lizexplores.com's avatar

Same, Luke! I was obsessed with Muir in college after I discovered Edwin Way Teale’s “The Wilderness World of John Muir” sitting next to the book I was looking for on the library shelf. I picked it up and couldn’t put it down!

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Andrew Benedict-Nelson's avatar

Love these kind of complications... the real stories behind the quotes are always more interesting and more useful.

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Alex Keerie's avatar

Loved this, and the true quote. I can definitely relate to the calling.

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Liz Medford - lizexplores.com's avatar

Me too, Alex! ⛰️

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Liz Medford - lizexplores.com's avatar

I love this post, Kristen! I’ve long been a fan of John Muir, but this added something to my knowledge. Enjoy the Sierras!

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