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THE WRITINGS OF JOHN MUIR
MY FIRST SUMMER IN THE SIERRA
THE SIERRA CLUB OF CALIFORNIA
MY FIRST SUMMER IN THE SIERRA
CHAPTER I
THROUGH THE FOOTHILLS WITH A FLOCK OF SHEEP
CHAPTER II
IN CAMP ON THE NORTH FORK OF THE MERCED
CHAPTER III
A BREAD FAMINE
CHAPTER IV
TO THE HIGH MOUNTAINS
CHAPTER V
THE YOSEMITE
CHAPTER VI
MOUNT HOFFMAN AND LAKE TENAYA
CHAPTER VII
A STRANGE EXPERIENCE
CHAPTER VIII
THE MONO TRAIL
CHAPTER IX
BLOODY CAÑON AND MONO LAKE
CHAPTER X
THE TUOLUMNE CAMP
CHAPTER XI
BACK TO THE LOWLANDS
Travels in Alaska
Contents
Preface
Part I
The Trip of 1879
Travels in Alaska
Chapter I
Puget Sound and British Columbia
Chapter II
Alexander Archipelago and the Home I found in Alaska
Chapter III
Wrangell Island and Alaska Summers
Chapter IV
The Stickeen River
Chapter V
A Cruise in the Cassiar
Chapter VI
The Cassiar Trail
Chapter VII
Glenora Peak
Chapter VIII
Exploration of the Stickeen Glaciers
Chapter IX
A Canoe Voyage to Northward
Chapter X
The Discovery of Glacier Bay
Chapter XI
The Country of the Chilcats
Chapter XII
The Return to Fort Wrangell
Chapter XIII
Alaska Indians
Part II
The Trip of 1880
Chapter XIV
Sum Dum Bay
Chapter XV
From Taku River to Taylor Bay
Chapter XVI
Glacier Bay
Part III
The Trip of 1890
Chapter XVII
In Camp at Glacier Bay
Chapter XVIII
My Sled-Trip on the Muir Glacier
Chapter XIX
Auroras
Glossary of Words in the Chinook Jargon
The Yosemite by John Muir
Acknowledgment
Contents
Chapter 1 The Approach to the Valley
The Sierra From The West
Characteristics Of The Cañons
The Incomparable Yosemite
The Approach To The Valley
The First View: The Bridal Veil
General Features Of The Valley
The Upper Cañons
Natural Features Near The Valley
Down The Yosemite Creek
The Yosemite Fall
A Wonderful Ascent
The Grandeur Of The Yosemite Fall
The Nevada Fall
The Vernal Fall
The Illilouette Fall
The Minor Falls
The Beauty Of The Rainbows
An Unexpected Adventure
Climate And Weather
Winter Beauty Of The Valley
Exploring An Ice Cone
Chapter 2 Winter Storms and Spring Floods
An Extraordinary Storm And Flood
Chapter 3 Snow-Storms
Avalanches
A Ride On An Avalanche
The Streams In Other Seasons
Chapter 4 Snow Banners
A Wonderful Winter Scene
Earthquake Storms
Chapter 5 The Trees of the Valley
Chapter 6 The Forest Trees in General
The Sugar Pine, King Of Pine Trees
The Yellow Or Silver Pine
The Douglas Spruce
The Incense Cedar
The Silver Firs
The Two-Leaved Pine
The Mountain Pine
The Western Juniper
The Mountain Hemlock
The White-Bark Pine
The Nut Pine
Chapter 7 The Big Trees
Chapter 8 The Flowers
Chapter 9 The Birds
Chapter 10 The South Dome
Chapter 11 The Ancient Yosemite Glaciers: How the Valley Was Formed
Chapter 12 How Best to Spend One's Yosemite Time
One-Day Excursions No. 1.
One-Day Excursions No. 2.
Two-Day Excursions No. 1.
Two-Day Excursions No. 2.
A Three-Day Excursion
The Upper Tuolumne Excursion
Other Trips From The Valley
Chapter 13 Early History Of The Valley
Chapter 14 Lamon
Chapter 15 Galen Clark
Chapter 16 Hetch Hetchy Valley
Appendix A Legislation About the Yosemite
Appendix B Table of Distances
Appendix C Maximum Rates for Transportation
THE MOUNTAINS OF CALIFORNIA
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
I THE SIERRA NEVADA II THE GLACIERS III THE SNOW IV A NEAR VIEW OF THE HIGH SIERRA V THE PASSES VI THE GLACIER LAKES VII THE GLACIER MEADOWS VIII THE FORESTS IX THE DOUGLAS SQUIRREL X A WIND-STORM IN THE FORESTS XI THE RIVER FLOODS XII SIERRA THUNDER-STORMS XIII THE WATER-OUZEL XIV THE WILD SHEEP XV IN THE SIERRA FOOT-HILLS XVI THE BEE-PASTURES
CHAPTER I
THE SIERRA NEVADA
CHAPTER II
THE GLACIERS
CHAPTER III
THE SNOW
SNOW-BANNERS
CHAPTER IV
A NEAR VIEW OF THE HIGH SIERRA
CHAPTER V
THE PASSES
CHAPTER VI
THE GLACIER LAKES
SHADOW LAKE
ORANGE LAKE
LAKE STAKE KING
CHAPTER VII
THE GLACIER MEADOWS
HANGING MEADOWS
CHAPTER VIII
THE FORESTS
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
A WIND-STORM IN THE FORESTS
CHAPTER XI
THE RIVER FLOODS
CHAPTER XII
SIERRA THUNDER-STORMS
CHAPTER XIII
THE WATER-OUZEL
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
IN THE SIERRA FOOT-HILLS
CHAPTER XVI
THE BEE-PASTURES
STEEP TRAILS
California-Utah-Nevada-Washington Oregon-The Grand Canyon
by John Muir
EDITOR'S NOTE
STEEP TRAILS
I. WILD WOOL
II. A Geologist's Winter Walk 3
III. Summer Days at Mount Shasta
IV. A Perilous Night on Shasta's Summit
V. Shasta Rambles and Modoc Memories
VI. The City of the Saints 8
VII. A Great Storm in Utah 9
VIII. Bathing in Salt Lake 10
IX. Mormon Lilies 11
X. The San Gabriel Valley 12
XI. The San Gabriel Mountains 13
XII. Nevada Farms 15
XIII. Nevada Forests 17
XIV. Nevada's Timber Belt 19
XV. Glacial Phenomena in Nevada 20
XVI. Nevada's Dead Towns 21
XVII. Puget Sound
XVIII. The Forests of Washington
XIX. People and Towns of Puget Sound
XX. An Ascent of Mount Rainier
XXI. The Physical and Climatic Characteristics of Oregon
XXII. The Forests of Oregon and their Inhabitants
XXIII. The Rivers of Oregon
XXIV. The Grand Canyon of the Colorado
Footnotes:
STICKEEN
THE STORY OF MY BOYHOOD AND YOUTH
BOSTON AND NEW YORK HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY The Riverside Press Cambridge
COPYRIGHT, 1912 AND 1913, BY THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY COMPANY COPYRIGHT, 1913, BY JOHN MUIR Published March 1913 FOURTEENTH IMPRESSION The Riverside Press CAMBRIDGE · MASSACHUSETTS PRINTED IN THE U.S.A.
Contents
The Story of My Boyhood and Youth
IToC
A BOYHOOD IN SCOTLAND
IIToC
A NEW WORLD
IIIToC
LIFE ON A WISCONSIN FARM
IVToC
A PARADISE OF BIRDS
VToC
YOUNG HUNTERS
VIToC
THE PLOUGHBOY
VIIToC
KNOWLEDGE AND INVENTIONS
VIIIToC
THE WORLD AND THE UNIVERSITY
THE GRAND CAÑON OF THE COLORADO
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