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Haines, Alaska's John Muir Association |
JOHN MUIR was a naturalist. He loved to "go to wild places" go experience the wonders of nature. Alaska, like Yosemite in California, was one of Muir's favorite places. Alaska is where Muir came to visit real wilderness after Yosemite became popular.
Inspired by memories of his boyhood home in Dunbar, Scotland, his experiences in his adopted home of North America, and his extensive travels in Africa, Alaska, Australia, Canada, China, Japan, India, Central and South America, Russia and New Zealand, John Muir ultimately became the archetypal global citizen and a man for all ages. His writings enshrine him with the great 19th Century Transcendentalist philosophers of America, Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Walt Whitman. As adventurer, explorer, scientist, author, and finally charasmatic and visionary activist, Muir Fathered the modern National Parks and Conservation Movements the monumental legacy of a uniquely sensitive spirit and towering genius. The generations that follow must attend to his words and deeds which may be the salvation of the planet. |
as Father of the Modern National Parks and Conservation Movements the largest and finest International Parks & U.N. WORLD HERITAGE WILDERNESS PRESERVES system in the world |
Click on underlined text and place names to jump to written information and Muir's descriptions. |
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*** World Heritage Sites *** - Glacier Bay - Tatshenshini/Alsek - Kluane - Wrangell/St.Elias |
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--------------- Sitka ------------- Elfin Cove- - Gustavus - Bartlett Cove ---------- ----------- Haines Junction - - Denali N.P. | ||||
Tracy Arm - Taku Inlet - Juneau -- ----- Lynn Canal Fjord ----- -- HAINES -- -- Skagway | ||||
The Coast of Alaska, top cruise ship destination in the World. Original 24 Foot MURAL at the SHELDON MUSEUM - Haines, Alaska. |
Wrangell Petersburg |
Haines, Alaska's John Muir Association
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Klondike Gold Rush Park |
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