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Muir Monday: Our National Park Service

August 26, 2013 By Jeff H 2 Comments

Walk away quietly in any direction and taste the freedom of the mountaineer. Camp out among the grass and gentians of glacier meadows, in craggy garden nooks full of Nature’s darlings. Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their […]

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Muir Monday: The Sun Shines In Us

August 19, 2013 By Jeff H 2 Comments

“The sun shines not on us but in us.” – John Muir I shot this photo on my first trip to the Anza Borrego Desert State Park. We camped near Dos Cabeza — a great home base for hiking, bouldering or just enjoying the sunrise. I have always loved the mountains and the beach, but […]

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Muir Monday: Going Out is Really Going In

August 12, 2013 By Jeff H Leave a Comment

I only went out for a walk, and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.” – John Muir Three years ago today was our 17th day on the John Muir Trail. Joan and I were hiking over Pinchot Pass and towards Woods Creek — famous for […]

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Muir Monday: Going to the Mountains is Going Home

August 5, 2013 By Jeff H Leave a Comment

Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wilderness is a necessity.” – John Muir Ever had a week where you felt tired and nerve-shaken? Or is that the norm? Maybe you need to unplug. Get away. Go to the mountains. Sometimes we think that life […]

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