Our National Parks

John Muir's Our National Parks-reissued toencourage, and inspire travelers, campers,and contemporary naturalists-is as profoundfor readers today as it was in 1901. Take in John Muir's detailed observations ofthe sights, scents, sounds, and textures ofYosemite, Yellowstone, and forest reservationsof the West. Be reminded (as Muir sagelyputs), "Wildness is a necessity; and thatmountain parks and reservations are usefulnot only as fountains of timber and irrigatingrivers, but as fountains of life." Hardcover 248pgs Nature/Regional John Muir was a Scottish-born Americannaturalist, author, early advocate ofpreservation of wilderness in the UnitedStates, and founder of The Sierra Club. Hisletters, essays, and books of his adventures innature have been read by millions.