My First Summer in the Sierra and Selected Essays : A Library of America Paperback Classic (Paperback)

from juniperSun

I think some of the people who quote his "When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe" phrase would be surprised to see it in the context of the rest of the paragraph (p87). He relates a lot of what he sees to God's presence. At times I felt h...

from hemlokgang

This was a very nice account of a summer in the Sierras. Full of detailed recordings of the flora, fauna, and natural beauty, Muir takes the reader on the journey with him.

from breic

This is not my usual style of book. It is a diary, with no real story, and with long and detailed descriptions of plants. It takes a while to get into the book, and took me almost nine months to finish it. Yet there is a progression to the diary. Particularly once Muir gets to higher elevations, ...

from jbarr5

My first summer in the Sierra by John Muir Always enjoy the outside, walking discovering new things. Have watched many on the John Muir Trail in CA and watched shows but having it all described is like being there, doing it ourselves. Like listening to his journals and everything he sketches, pla...