Wilderness Essays

I've decided that, for me, Muir is an author whose work is best savored in small batches. Taken too rapidly, one after another, the pieces become like too much candy. So I'm moving on, with this book half-finished. I'll return to it to enjoy the essays singly at later dates when I'm again in the mood.

To me there is no one more enthusiastic about the outdoors than John Muir. In this collection of wonderful and descriptive essays, we follow him through wild and unchartered landscapes, and within each sentence can hear him breathlessly trying to make permanent his travels, invigorated and beaming with respect.

I received the book for free through Goodreads Giveaways, and am so grateful for it! :) https://www.goodreads.com/Probably_Reading

For some reason I misplaced this book a lot while I was reading it. So much so, that I would joke that I couldn't find it because Muir had wandered off again. It did take me quite awhile to read it, but I feel like this book was meant to be read in spurts. A little here and there, not all at once. Mr. Muir is a great nature writer, he makes you feel like you're walking beside him, experiencing everything he is. I so badly wanted to go hiking while reading this!

Unfortunately, Muir is not a great writer, just a great explorer and describer of those explorations. In fact, one is better off watching hi-def nature specials about these places, whether they be glaciers or forests. As an avid hiker all my life, I found this collection to be a disappointment.

The Animals of Yosemite 5/5 tho