John Muir was a bad ass?

Did you know John Muir was a bad ass? You see, he came from a time when men were men. This guy had crazy California love. Nas went to war with FOX over some stupid girl fight with Bill Oriley but Mr. Muir went to war with the US Government over the Hetch Hetchy Valley. If you want to hear a very fiery speach (it's not in rhyme so it isn't all that good-RIP Mac Dre) then read his speech about the preservation of Hetch Hetchy. Anyways, a great book to read now that summer is here is The Yosemite by John Muirm. I don't think there is a person in this world who could go to Yosemite valley and not be in awe. You drive into this surreal valley with verticle granite walls rising thousands of feet from the floor with wierd allien monoliths hanging from them; it is almost difficult to believe what you are seeing as you gawk out the car window.



All this is fine and well for us normies, but not for John. You see, John is a man who appreciates the details. Read The Yosemite and see what I am talking about. You will know EVERYTHING about the Yosemite valley after you have read this book, and the thing is, the whole thing is actually interesting not to mention that it is broken up into a multitude of small very manageable chapters for what I call "bathroom reading", which is the ability to actually feel like you accomplished something during your ten to fifteen minutes of reading.



Back to the original subject-John is a bad ass. In the middle of a huge storm he clims to the top of this 100 foot pine tree just to see what it's like and the top of the tree is swaying like 20 feet as he gets up there-and keep in mind this is all sans rope. He also spent a night ona glacier in Alaska without a sleeping bag or any modern luxuries. To top it all off is the fact that he parties with Indians who have a drinking problem. Yep, brother gets down. Read all about his travels in his books; I suggest "The Yosemite" and "My Travels in Alaska" both books are plenty dope.