Creator
[John Muir]
Recipient
[Victor H. Henderson]
Transcription
Martinez Apr 3, 1903
Dear Sir:
I prefer No. 5 of the Yosemite trip itineraries. I would suggest a slight change in it for May 17th going up the trail only as far as the foot of the Upper Yosemite Fall, a thousand feet above the Valley floor, instead of to the head of it. And for May 18th perhaps it would be better for most of the party to leave out the Signal Peak trip, since the time is so short & the rides so long. Too much will be crowded into the four days anyhow. Rapid restless motion will make
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Mr Victor Henderson
Berkeley Cal.
everybody tired; men & horses scenery & wheels will be whirling & dancing like bowl[illegible]ers in pot-holes, & the impressions made by the grand landscapes are sure to be hazy however profound. Nature cannot be forced to tell her story in a hurry.
Location
Martinez [Calif.]
Date Original
1903 Apr 3
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 12.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from [John Muir] to [Victor H. Henderson], 1903 Apr 3." (1903). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 2585.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/2585
Resource Identifier
muir13_0386-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 13, Image 0386
Collection Identifier
Online finding aid for the microform version of the John Muir Correspondence http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt0w1031nc
Copyright Status
Copyrighted
Copyright Statement
The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust. To purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission to publish or exhibit them, see http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections/Fees-and-Forms-.html
Owning Institution
Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Copyright Holder
Muir-Hanna Trust
Copyright Date
1984
Pages
2 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
