You'll think you're back in the mountains. By 1888 they had earned enough money from fruit ranching that they decided to sell the ranch in order so that Muir could return to his true love of exploring the wilderness, doing research, and writing. Muir went to the University of Wisconsin and studied science, philosophy, and literature. John Muir (born Buel Funk) - b. June 28, 1914. d. April 23, 1973 "Civilization has not much to brag about. Strentzel Muir Biography, Louie Muir's One and Only Trip to Yosemite, Privacy Policy/Your California Privacy Rights. John Muir's Wife. ", 14. Louie Muir died on August 6, 1905, and is buried with John, her parents, a brother, a sister and Uncle Henry in the Strentzel/Muir cemetery about a mile from the National Historic Site. Learn more at www.johnmuirlaws.com. "Therefore we are all, in some sense, mountaineers, and going to the mountains is going home. Dwinell, pastor of the Sacramento Congregational Church, accompanied Mills on his inspection visit to YLS. His funeral was held in the Muir House. He shares videos of the classes online with an international community of nature artists. John Muir Laws was with his mother's botany group on Table Mountain and a woman with a sketchbook captured his attention. Mary Atkins was born in Jefferson, Ohio, in 1819 and was an 1845 graduate of Oberlin College. He was given the 2020 Bay Nature Local Hero award for his work in environmental education. The Strentzels were delighted when Muir proposed to Louie in 1879. Mrs. Carr was the wife of one of Muir's professors at the University of Wisconsin and the two corresponded for several decades. Louie was a wonderful musician, wife, mother, ranch manager and helpmate. "Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. In this video John Muir Laws breaks down this artwork of the Grand Canyon from structural, geologic, and artistic perspectives to help us understand just how Foster went about creating this challenging piecehis largest ever! ", 16. In 1908, a donated grove of redwood trees near San Francisco became Muir Woods National Monument. During his presidency, Theodore Roosevelt signed into existence five national parks, 18 national monuments, 55 national bird sanctuaries and wildlife refuges, and 150 national forests (Source for forgoing: "100th Anniversary of President Theodore Roosevelt and Naturalist John Muir's Visit at Yosemite National Park" - National Park Service Press Release (May 15, 2003). Articles by John Muir Laws News How Nature Journaling Can Make You a Better Birder Miriam (died December 7, 1974) Galloway, Sarah Muir - (1836 - 1932). "JOHN MUIR's Yosemite." Louie was buried in the. More biographical information on William Keith, from the Sierra Club website. Flatt's Benicia College, and the Young Ladies Seminary. John Muir Laws describes how Tony Foster must have connected with the hot, tropical Bornean rainforest, helping us understand the challenges involved when creating this piece. Ross Hanna - lives in Dixon, CA (as of 2004) Later in 1855 she paid $2495. John Muir was born in Scotland in 1838, one of eight children of Daniel Muir and his second wife Ann Gilrye. With more than one million members, this grassroots group continues Muir's work to this day. Bob Hanna - deceased. "Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where Nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and soul alike. He is the founder and president of the Wild Wonder Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging nature connection and conservation through attention, curiosity, art, science, and community. Dr. Dwinell was known to both families: He founded the Sacramento Literary Institute to which Muir lectured in 1876 and 1879; and he was a good friend of Cyrus Mills who purchased the YLS from Miss Atkins in 1865 and who later founded Mills College in Oakland. John Muir Laws provides some geologic context for this artwork by Tony Foster depicting an ancient stratovolcano high up in the Andes and reveals artistic insights about painting shadows and reflections. Miss Atkins noted that the "Examination passed very creditably. Furthermore, his efforts towards conservation had major long-term effects in how our government views environmental protection and Muir ultimately helped to establish a tradition of advocating for the government to take responsibility for the preservation of important natural areas and for conserving its resources. The Alaska book and Yosemite book, Dear John, must be written, and you need to be your own self, well and strong to make them worthy of you. He is a regular contributor to Bay Nature magazine with his Naturalists Notebook column. A second daughter, Lotta, was born in 1851 but lived only four months. Founding of the Sierra Club, end of ranching career for John Muir. | What's New & About this Site, Home | "I might have become a millionaire, but I chose to become a tramp!" This piece requires considerable musical talent, and we can appreciate the skill on the piano which Louie possessed. A world of infinite beauty and discovery waits just beyond the point where we usually stop paying attention. In 1830, he joined in an attempted overthrow of the Russian domination of Poland. Over the rest of Roosevelt's administration, he set aside 148,000,000 acres of forest reserves and the number of national parks doubled. It was not until 1879 that he finally proposed to her. May 27, 1916, d. December 9, 2004 He bought additional land and planted large vineyards and orchards that included Muscat, Zinfandel and Tokay grapes, and over 50 varieties of pears. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . "Make The Mountains Glad: John And The SIERRA. He discovered glaciers in Yosemite and was the first to suggest that ice shaped its valleys. Web. The makeshift altar was decorated with white Astrakhan apple blossoms. Around 1907, Muir began to battle to save Hetch Hetchy, a beautiful valley in Yosemite National Park that San Francisco had set its sights on. John regarded Louie as a "loving, sympathetic wife." Muir also grumbled about the cost of transporting her several trunks of clothes. Dr. Strentzel continued his horticultural work and practiced his medical skills whenever required. She continued the role as caretaker throughout her life. In January of 1886, the Muirs had another daughter they named Helen. A pacifist opposed to the Civil War, the twenty-seven-year-old Muir had left his family's Wisconsin farm the previous year and traveled to Michigan. Helen died in Spokane, Washington, on June 17, 1964. She was born January 23, 1886 in Martinez, California. And he was the 2010 Outstanding Learning Disabled Achiever. The shock and horror of the accident for Muir finally pushed him to leave industry work forever. John Muir Laws is a principal leader and innovator of the worldwide nature journaling movement. had two daughters, According to Louie and John's youngest daughter Helen, life at home with her parents was happy. He said of the accident, "God has to nearly kill us sometimes, to teach us lessons." Louisiana Strentzel renamed the Arroyo el Hambre the Alhambra Valley, after the sumptuous citadel of the Moorish kings of Spain" (Worster 279). John Muir, (born April 21, 1838, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotlanddied December 24, 1914, Los Angeles, California, U.S.), Scottish-born American naturalist, writer, and advocate of U.S. forest conservation, who was largely responsible for the establishment of Sequoia National Park and Yosemite National Park, which are located in California. Helen died in Spokane, Washington, on June 17, 1964. He had a very strict and religious upbringing and was able to recite the whole of the New Testament and the Old Testament by . His curiosity carried him further to California and Alaska, where he tracked the movements of glaciers. With a plant press in his backpack, Muir walked more than 1,000 miles from Kentucky to the Gulf of Mexico, gathering specimens along the way. On a very stormy April 14, 1880, they were married in the Strentzel's white house with white Astrakan apple blossoms decorating the home. "I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out until sundown, for going out I found, was really going in." ", 6. Wanda married Thomas Hanna in 1906. After bouts of pneumonia and tuberculosis, Helen moved south to Daggett, CA. The 1868 commencement audience included Samuel Clemens. Louisa Wanda Strentzel was born in Texas in 1847. I am studying how light da, The fun begins soonand if I had a tail, I'd be, Reunited with the Nature Journal Ecuador Expeditio, Final days in the Galapagos. He is a naturalist, artist, and educator who has dedicated his work to connecting people to nature through art and science. From there, Muir traveled with a companion he met on the boat to Yosemite Valley. . The entire program is free and supported by donations and grants. We must all be willing to let go of our hypotheses as quickly as we make them, for fifteen feet down the trail, further evidence may disprove or current thinking. The Story of My Boyhood and Youth Published. One night, five inches of snow fell, and the president arose to white flakes on his blankets. Muir saw God in nature, and his Christian upbringing translated into a deeply spiritual connection to the places he loved. Enjoy 16 of John Muir's famous quotes, in audio format. John of the Mountains, 6. Steep Trails (about the Grand Canyon), 14. He is a 2010 TogetherGreen Conservation Leadership Fellow with the National Audubon Society. When he was a young boy, he enjoyed hunting birds' nests and re-enacting Scottish battles. He is the founder and host of the Bay Area Nature Journal Club, monthly free nature sketching workshops, field trips, and events, connecting people with nature through art. It is part of the universal warfare between right and wrong." Here in Martinez, they cared for their 6 children and 3 adopted children, maintaining a close relationship with Muir. Muir's descriptions of glaciers and sequoias brought the beauty of nature to readers nationwide. In 1882, Dr. Strentzel built a 17-room mansion on a knoll overlooking his vast orchards, about a mile from his original home. The 2nd Edition Opening the World through Journaling: Integrating art, science, and language arts, is written for CNPS by John Muir Laws, Emilie Lygren, Emily Brueunig, and Celeste Lopez. Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Teachers Conference, Sun Shadows: exploring the solstice and equinox, Reviews- The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling, Reviews-The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada. Muir and the doctor were mutually impressed with each other, and a warm friendship began. Begins 1000 mile walk to Florida and then to Cuba. Muir did not relegate Louie to an anonymous life in the background -- this is what she herself preferred. They became close friends for the next forty years, until Keith's death in 1911. He is the author of The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling (2016) and The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds (2012). As increased settlement ended the western frontier in 1890, people began to worry about using resources wisely. Dr. Strentzel bought 20 acres of land to experiment with a variety of fruit-growing techniques. At the end of the '80s when Muir had been home quite a bit of the time, his literary output vanished, and so did his enthusiasm for most everything else. Eternal sunrise, eternal sunset, eternal dawn and gloaming, on sea and continents and islands, each in its turn, as the round earth rolls." Steep Trails, 10. Cyrus Mills, a graduate of the Union Theological Seminary in New York, met Miss Atkins in Hawaii while the latter was on vacation there. John Muir Laws @JohnMuirLaws 39.8K subscribers Subscribe http://www.johnmuirlaws.com/ Home Videos Shorts Live Playlists Community Channels About Search Nature Drawing Play all Instructional. The two exchanged vows at her parents' home. CA He told the interviewer, "The more I study him and the things he did, the more amazed I am. She also enjoyed writing her own stories and her father hoped that she might follow in his footsteps. Strentzel was born in Poland, but after the unsuccessful Polish revolution of 1830, fled to Hungary. Jack talks about how paying sustained, compassionate attention to nature, and to the . "The battle for conservation must go on endlessly. In this video we learn about the challenges associated with painting large-scale watercolors in wet, rainy environments and about how artist-explorer Tony Foster creates depth in this misty oak woodland. Settling down to some measure of domestic life, Muir went into partnership with his father-in-law and managed the family fruit ranch with great success. Jeanne Carr had long tried to arrange a meeting of the two. Certainly, she was not inclined to camp out on an Alaskan glacier or even to take a walk in the hills nearby their Alhambra Valley home. ", 4. 14 talking about this. Muir's popular writings caught the attention of President Theodore Roosevelt, who invited him camping in Yosemite. However, with the election of Woodrow Wilson in 1912, both the senate and the president approved the bill to build a dam in Hetch Hetchy. Jean Hanna deLipkau Clark - deceased. The youngest of John Muir's two daughters. He is also a primary author and editor of the interdisciplinary curriculum: Opening the World through Nature Journaling. Muir was distracted easily from bookmaking in the upstairs Scribble Den and couldn't stand the sounds of nearby practicing. Muir's passion for nature brought him to every continent except Antarctica. Over the years, that love has grown into a commitment to stewardship and a passion to share the delight of exploring nature with others. , During that period, she learned a great deal about fruit ranching, hybridizing, and flowers, and she continued her study of the piano. CLUB." The Alaska book and the Yosemite book, dear John, must be written, and you need to be your own self, well and strong to make them worthy of you. It was an honor to the school." You may download the file to your device or computer and listen to them offline. At the YLS she studied everything from English to Entomology and became a music scholar on the piano. John Muir's friend and mentor. In 1859 Louie's formal education began as a day student at Miss Atkins Young Ladies Seminary across the Bay in Benicia. Here, Muir partnered with his father-in-law and managed a successful family fruit ranch. The winds will blow their own freshness into you and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves." He leads nature journal workshops and field trips for practitioners and teachers. "Mama loved flowers, especially fragrant ones," Helen recalled in her memoirs about her parents. The third night of camping was at the edge Bridalveil Meadow in Yosemite Valley, where President Roosevelt was Muir's captive audience to hear a convincing plea for Yosemite wilderness and for setting aside other areas in the United States for park purposes. It is part of the universal warfare between right and wrong." by. In 1880, a commemorative committee presented Dr. Strentzel with a document honoring him for his participation in the 1830 Polish National Uprising. Louie was graded on 22 different subjects and scored a perfect 10 on virtually all of them. By that time Benicia had four schools: the Episcopal School for Boys, the Catholic School for Girls, C.J. On June 1, 1878, Louie played the piano for the Strentzel family and John, and they all sang several Grange songs. After three years in that area, they moved to Arroyo el Hambre (Valley of Hunger)* in 1853 and camped out until their first house could be built. . @JohnMuirLaws 39.7K subscribers http://www.johnmuirlaws.com/ Nature Drawing Play all Instructional videos on drawing and sketching in nature. Their only remaining child, Louie, received an extensive education and became a pianist of concert caliber. She is buried next to her husband, Buel Alvin Funk in the Bellevue Memorial Cemetery in Ontario, California. Son of the Wilderness, 5. John Muir Laws, aka Jack, is a principal leader and innovator of the worldwide nature journaling movement. Mills' friend Dr. I.E. "Both ocean and sky are already about as rosy as possible the one with stars, the other with dulse, and foam, and wild light." Several Keith paintings hung in the Muir ranch house, including Yosemite, Tuolumne Meadows, Mt. Unfortunately, her poor health made attending school difficult. Floy Hutchings led Keith and two other painters to Muir who was at his cabin below the Royal Arches. She became fascinated with trains and plastered her room with posters from the train companies, learned the timetables, and watched for expected trains coming around the mountain. Most of all she enjoyed watching the trains come through the Muir property. For his part, Keith kept after Muir to take the detail out of his writing. John Muir Laws points out his favorite painting details in this piece by Tony Foster from inside of Deer Cave in Borneo and gives us an appreciation for this unusual and particularly challenging subject! Muir went against the widely-accepted opinions of Josiah Whitney, the leading geologist of that region, who said that earthquakes formed the valley. She made sure her only remaining child, Louie, received an extensive education and pursued her talent as a pianist. Between 1875 and 1879 Mrs. Jeanne Carr was a frequent visitor to the Strentzels. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. Muir urged people to write politicians and "make their lives wretched until they do what is right by the woods." At the age of 10, the family moved to the United States where they purchased an 80-acre tract of land near Portage, Wisconsin that Muir loved exploring. Strentzel never forgot his Polish heritage. John Muir was 76 years old when he died in a Los Angeles hospital on December 24th, 1914. Rate this book. When she was born in 1881, Muir wrote, I am now the happiest man in the world. Shortly after Wandas birth, and at Louies persuasion, Muir left for Alaska writing the first of many letters to her demonstrating his longing for home and family. John Muir Laws leaves us with his thoughts on conserving wild places for all to enjoy. Hoffman, Tuolumne Meadows, Soda Springs, Mts. Happy holidays! 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