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His travels took him thousands of miles away from his Indianapolis home; to the Gulf of Mexico, the Isthmus of Panama and finally San Francisco. It was during his first trip to the Sierra Nevadas that he fell in love with the Yosemite Valley region. It was while he was in California that he made the first of many trips to the Sierra Nevadas. There he herded sheep for a local rancher. Beginning in 1874, a series of articles by Muir entitled "Studies in the Sierra" launched his successful career as a writer. Through a series of articles appearing in Century magazine, Muir drew attention to the devastation of mountain meadows and forests by sheep and cattle. The Century's associate editor Robert Underwood Johnson and Muir worked to remedy this destruction. Because of their efforts, an act of Congress created Yosemite National Park in 1890. Muir was also personally involved in the creation of Sequoia , Mount Rainier, Petrified Forest and Grand Canyon national parks. Muir deservedly is often called the Father of Our National Park System. |
As one of the most popular visitor destinations in the United States, Yosemite National Park has many helpful guides online for planning a visit. Following are some of the guides we recommend:
Following an injury that blinded him temporarily, John Muir - farmer, inventor, sheepherder, naturalist, explorer, writer, and conservationist - resolved to turn his attention to the fields and woods.