John Muir: His Achievements/Journeys

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was weak from the trip and thought that he would need much more
energy to travel to South America. He decided to visit Yosemite Valley, where
he would regain his strength. He took up the job as a herder there and began to
explore the area. Then he got a job as guide to the Yosemite. Muir quickly
became an expert on Yosemite. John believed that glaciers had helped in the
formation of the valley. People began to pay attention to his ideas. Some
agreed and some didn't. John spent years studying glaciers and tracking
glaciers in the Sierra Nevada.
In 1874, Jeanne Carr introduced John Muir to Louie Wanda because she
wanted John to leave his lonely life. John first tramped the wilderness of
California, Nevada, Utah, the Pacific Northwest, and Alaska. Then he decided
that he should settle down and went to visit Louie Wanda in the Alhambra Valley.
They got married and had two daughters, Annie and Helen Wanda.
John worked on Louie's farm for many years, but started to miss ...

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sister, Joanna, that was born after they moved to the United
States. John's father was Daniel Muir and John's mother was Ann Gilrye Muir.
Daniel was a man of strong feelings. His religious beliefs made him put
aside fun and music thinking that they were the devil's workshop. He believed
that mealtime was a sacrament and that idle talk and laughing had no place at
the table. John was forced to memorize a passage from the bible every day. He
would be beaten if he did not recite them correctly.
John's mother was a gentle and kind woman. She had been brought up to
appreciate poetry and art. Her parents had forbidden her to marry Daniel
because they considered him to be too ...

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