Run a Google search on naturalist and preservationist John Muir and you will quickly turn up one of his best-known, yet abbreviated, sayings: “The mountains are calling and I must go.” It's a compelling quote that says it all for many outdoor lovers, which may explain why it's printed widely on mugs, t-shirts, posters and jewelry and paraphrased by today's adventurers.
However, the shortened quote doesn't fully capture John Muir or his desire to understand and protect California's Yosemite – a grand glacially cut valley with sheer 2,500-foot walls, now federally protected as one of the oldest of the Sierra Nevada's four national parks.
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