Comments on: John Muir and the National Parks http://blog.oup.com/2009/09/john-muir-national-parks/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Mon, 20 May 2013 14:53:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Sad85 http://blog.oup.com/2009/09/john-muir-national-parks/#comment-154023 Sad85 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:27:10 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=5610#comment-154023 Tidal forces also tend prevent moons from being tilted on their axis very much. , Tidal forces also tend prevent moons from being tilted on their axis very much. ,

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]]> By: Vaughn Scribner http://blog.oup.com/2009/09/john-muir-national-parks/#comment-153704 Vaughn Scribner Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:35:47 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=5610#comment-153704 I think Dr. Worster makes an especially poignant note about the relationship of religion to nature. I don't consider myself a very religious person. However, perhaps in Muir's view, I would be. For immersion in nature most definitely awakens a more "spiritual" side in me. Instead of going to church on Sundays or praying as much as my parents would like me to, I enjoy jogging on nature trails and gliding the hills on my bike. If I can, I make it out to the Rocky Mountains each summer to attempt to climb the rocky peaks, sometimes failing, but always soaking in their majesty. Thus, like Muir (at least in his earlier years), I would have to argue that, for me, "all is beauty, all is God." I think Dr. Worster makes an especially poignant note about the relationship of religion to nature. I don’t consider myself a very religious person. However, perhaps in Muir’s view, I would be. For immersion in nature most definitely awakens a more “spiritual” side in me. Instead of going to church on Sundays or praying as much as my parents would like me to, I enjoy jogging on nature trails and gliding the hills on my bike. If I can, I make it out to the Rocky Mountains each summer to attempt to climb the rocky peaks, sometimes failing, but always soaking in their majesty. Thus, like Muir (at least in his earlier years), I would have to argue that, for me, “all is beauty, all is God.”

]]> By: Oddments | 1776 http://blog.oup.com/2009/09/john-muir-national-parks/#comment-153703 Oddments | 1776 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:04:54 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=5610#comment-153703 [...] Worster, who has written a biography of John Muir, shared his opinion on the new National Parks series on [...] [...] Worster, who has written a biography of John Muir, shared his opinion on the new National Parks series on [...]

]]> By: About John Muir | Hot Web Trends http://blog.oup.com/2009/09/john-muir-national-parks/#comment-153695 About John Muir | Hot Web Trends Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:47:42 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=5610#comment-153695 [...] John Muir and the National Parks : OUPblogIn honor of the new Ken Burns series starting on PBS next Sunday we asked Donald Worster, Hall Distinguished Professor of American History, University of Kansas and the author of A Passion For Nature: The Life of John Muir, … Read more [...] [...] John Muir and the National Parks : OUPblogIn honor of the new Ken Burns series starting on PBS next Sunday we asked Donald Worster, Hall Distinguished Professor of American History, University of Kansas and the author of A Passion For Nature: The Life of John Muir, … Read more [...]

]]> By: john muir | Fooner http://blog.oup.com/2009/09/john-muir-national-parks/#comment-153694 john muir | Fooner Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:51:19 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=5610#comment-153694 [...] John Muir and the National Parks : OUPblogIn honor of the new Ken Burns series starting on PBS next Sunday we asked Donald Worster, Hall Distinguished Professor of American History, University of Kansas and the author of A Passion For Nature: The Life of John Muir, …Read More [...] [...] John Muir and the National Parks : OUPblogIn honor of the new Ken Burns series starting on PBS next Sunday we asked Donald Worster, Hall Distinguished Professor of American History, University of Kansas and the author of A Passion For Nature: The Life of John Muir, …Read More [...]

]]> By: John Muir and the National Parks : OUPblog http://blog.oup.com/2009/09/john-muir-national-parks/#comment-153691 John Muir and the National Parks : OUPblog Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:02:34 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=5610#comment-153691 [...] University of Kansas and the author of A Passion For Nature: The Life of John Muir, … Click for more Published: September 27, 2009 « Previous Post Next Post [...] [...] University of Kansas and the author of A Passion For Nature: The Life of John Muir, … Click for more Published: September 27, 2009 « Previous Post Next Post [...]

]]> By: Scott Knowles http://blog.oup.com/2009/09/john-muir-national-parks/#comment-153652 Scott Knowles Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:57:31 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=5610#comment-153652 Interesting thoughts. I look forward to the series, especially pieces about Mt. Rainier NP since I've been working on a photography guide to the National Park (NP) and some projects on the early pre-NP and post-NP history. I hope Ken Burns doesn't give too much credit to Muir for other than Yosemite NP, he was just a voice in the choir for the others, a loud one, but still many others did far more for those NP's. I've read some of Dr. Worster's book back in graduate school (1970's) along with much of Miur's books, especially the Sierra Mountains. I wonder what he reputation and credibility would be today. He wasn't exactly mainstream, but he did live what he preached, more than we can say about other public figures. Interesting thoughts. I look forward to the series, especially pieces about Mt. Rainier NP since I’ve been working on a photography guide to the National Park (NP) and some projects on the early pre-NP and post-NP history. I hope Ken Burns doesn’t give too much credit to Muir for other than Yosemite NP, he was just a voice in the choir for the others, a loud one, but still many others did far more for those NP’s.

I’ve read some of Dr. Worster’s book back in graduate school (1970′s) along with much of Miur’s books, especially the Sierra Mountains. I wonder what he reputation and credibility would be today. He wasn’t exactly mainstream, but he did live what he preached, more than we can say about other public figures.

]]> By: John Muir and the National Parks | Gadget Look http://blog.oup.com/2009/09/john-muir-national-parks/#comment-153651 John Muir and the National Parks | Gadget Look Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:42:51 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=5610#comment-153651 [...] I have been watching the new Ken Burns series for PBS, “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea,” and it is a gorgeous and inspiring achievement. The hero of the series, and of our long history of creating national parks, is John Muir, the subject of my recent biography. Muir had nothing to do with settingRead more at http://blog.oup.com/2009/09/john-muir-national-parks/ [...] [...] I have been watching the new Ken Burns series for PBS, “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea,” and it is a gorgeous and inspiring achievement. The hero of the series, and of our long history of creating national parks, is John Muir, the subject of my recent biography. Muir had nothing to do with settingRead more at http://blog.oup.com/2009/09/john-muir-national-parks/ [...]

]]> By: Tweets that mention John Muir and the National Parks : OUPblog -- Topsy.com http://blog.oup.com/2009/09/john-muir-national-parks/#comment-153643 Tweets that mention John Muir and the National Parks : OUPblog -- Topsy.com Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:36:16 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=5610#comment-153643 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Bloomsbury Press and Cassie. Cassie said: Ohhh, Ken Burns! RT @oupblog: Excited for Ken Burns new PBS series? Donald Worster weighs in: http://bit.ly/2swBpL [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Bloomsbury Press and Cassie. Cassie said: Ohhh, Ken Burns! RT @oupblog: Excited for Ken Burns new PBS series? Donald Worster weighs in: http://bit.ly/2swBpL [...]

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