Project Gutenberg 1995-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 128 Muir, John 1838 1914 Badè, William Frederic 1871 1936 Bade, William Frederic Steep Trails Wild wool -- A geologist's winter walk -- Summer days at Mount Shasta -- A perilous night on Shasta's summit -- Shasta rambles and Modoc memories -- The city of the Saints -- A great storm in Utah -- Bathing in Salt Lake-- Mormon lilies -- The San Gabriel Valley -- The San Gabriel Mountains -- Nevada farms -- Nevada forests -- Nevada's timber belt -- Glacial phenomena in Nevada -- Nevada's dead towns -- Puget Sound -- The forests of Washington --People and towns of Puget Sound -- An ascent of Mount Rainier -- The physical and climatic characteristics of Oregon -- The forests of Oregon and their inhabitants -- The rivers of Oregon -- The Grand Canyon of the Colorado. Judy Gibson and David Widger "Steep Trails" by John Muir is a collection of essays that captures the author's personal experiences and observations of the natural world, likely written in the late 19th century. This work highlights Muir's deep appreciation for the wilderness, showcasing his adventures across various western landscapes such as California, Utah, Nevada, and the Grand Canyon, while reflecting on the beauty and challenges of nature. The opening of "Steep Trails" introduces Muir's thoughts on the significance of nature and wildness, contrasting it with human culture and cultivation. He recounts his examination of wild sheep and their superior wool, using this observation as a metaphor for the broader idea that nature’s creations exist for their own purposes rather than for human use. Muir critiques humanity's tendency to impose cultivation onto nature, arguing that true beauty and utility lie in wildness. Through rich descriptions and philosophical musings, Muir paints a vivid picture of his interactions with the natural landscape, establishing a foundation for the themes of exploration and reverence for the wilderness that permeate the rest of the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en West (U.S.) -- Description and travel Shasta, Mount (Calif. : Mountain) Forests and forestry -- West (U.S.) F590.3 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Travel & Geography 526687 526819 2024-09-01T05:07:26.114148 2023-10-01T04:56:02.823522 text/html text/html 528304 2022-07-15T11:27:04 text/html 2714637 2024-09-01T05:07:32.596101 application/epub+zip 2714786 2024-09-01T05:07:27.031094 application/epub+zip 305494 2024-09-01T05:07:26.556109 application/epub+zip 2832665 2024-09-01T05:07:37.228026 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2797509 2024-09-01T05:07:32.152065 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390079 2022-09-01T05:22:20.096796 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 502108 502097 2024-09-01T05:07:25.526119 2023-10-01T04:56:02.305516 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 501840 2022-07-15T12:21:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20019 2024-09-01T05:07:37.414090 application/rdf+xml 12966 2024-09-01T05:07:26.656135 image/jpeg 2371 2024-09-01T05:07:26.605149 image/jpeg 192311 2022-07-15T12:21:03 application/octet-stream application/zip 2815016 2022-07-15T11:29:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 2820075 2024-09-01T05:07:26.209120 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia