The Yosemite
by John Muir
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About This Book
This carefully crafted ebook: "THE YOSEMITE COLLECTION of John Muir (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.When the well-known naturalist and environmentalist, John Muir finally settled in San Francisco, he immediately left for a week-long visit to Yosemite, a place he had only read about. He was overwhelmed with what he saw and he led a successful movement to establish this large national park encompassing not just the valley, but surrounding mountains and forests as well—paving the way for the United States national park system. It was b...
Chapters (66)
- The Yosemite
- Acknowledgment
- 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
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