The 1000-Mile Hike That Shaped the National Park Service
John Muir was inhabit the American dream . In 1867 , Muir , who had emigrated from Scotland as a son , double up his technical acumen and inventive spirit into an engineering gig at an Indianapolis carriage factory . The job was just , but Muir especially liked that it leave him with plenty of prison term to quest for his true passion : botany . As Muir dig deeply into the subject , he dream of trek through the South to hit the books the region ’s flora ....