The Wild Muir by Lee Stetson

The Wild Muir by Lee Stetson

Author:Lee Stetson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Yosemite Conservancy
Published: 2013-05-13T16:00:00+00:00


Excerpted from The Mountains of California. New York: The Century Co., 1894.

A Perilous Night on Mount Shasta

In 1875, after only a half dozen years of mountaineering, Muir’s confidence in his abilities could not be better demonstrated than in his several ascents of the 14,142 foot Mount Shasta. On this particular “perilous night,” in the midst of his agonizing discomfort, it’s striking that he found himself contemplating the beauty of the stars as the storm cleared. The “frost-nipping” suffered on his feet resulted in a slight limp noticeable in his old age.



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