portrait of John Muir, conservationist, naturalist, writer, mountaineer
by John Muir.
Account of the ascent of Mount Ritter, October, 1872. Record of one of Muir's finest
mountain rambles and of the first ascent, a solo one, of this mountain in the Mammoth
Lakes country of the eastern Sierra Nevada. Combines natural observations with the
adventures and philosophical musings of a nearly fatal climb. Made from a base camp with
three artists who were left sketching on the Lyell Fork of the Tuolumne River. Three illustrations by one of these artists, William Keith, is included. Drawings
by Muir are also included, as well as other period illustrations by Thomas Moran
and others. Later, Keith worked on the handsome book Picturesque California, which Muir edited. Foreword by former
Yosemite Chief Park Naturalist. 24 pages.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-026-6. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-026-3. Order #: VIST0026 paper$3.95.
Sample pages and illustrations from In the Heart of the California alps:
Includes "self-portrait" by John Muir
"the South Side of Mt. Lyell", sketched by John Muir
"Mt. Ritter from the West" by William Keith
"View of the Mono Plain from the foot of Bloody Canon" by Thomas Moran.
"Mt. Lyell Group from Tuolumne River" by William Keith
"Glacier between Mts. Ritter and Lyell" by William Keith
Mt. Lyell Group from Tuolumne River by William Keith
back cover, glacier between Mts. Ritter and Lyell,
by William Keith
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