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<>John Muir was born in
Dunbar and emigrated at the age of eleven to America. He devoted his
life to safeguarding the world's landscapes for future generations.
Patron saint of the American
wilderness, John Muir was the archetypal free spirit. Following his own
call of the wild, he wandered through the Appalachians and the Sierra
to Alaska, Siberia, South America and Africa.
During his explorations of
the High Sierra and Alaska (1870-1890), Muir became aware of the
threats to such wild places and was the first to call clearly for
conservation. He influenced presidents and was instrumental in the
designation of over 50 areas and 200 National monuments.
Both a dreamer and an
activist he was a devoted father, succesful farmer, ingenious inventor,
gifted writer, passionate lobbyist, and co-founder of the Sierra Club,
one of the worl's leading environmental organisations. His eloquent
word changed the way Americans saw their mountains, forests, seashores
and deserts.
His legacy sustains those now
who struggle to preserve our wild and open spaces.
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