A Thousand-mile Walk to the Gulf

A Thousand-mile Walk to the Gulf | John Muir

so-so

I wanted to like this more than I actually did. Muir made this journey only a couple of years after the US Civil War, but the casual racism he exhibits whenever he runs into or writes about Black people is still really jarring. I wish there had been more pictures of the areas he traveled through.

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KathyWheeler

A Thousand-mile Walk to the Gulf | John Muir

I‘m about halfway through this short book. Wash has his paw on my knee as if to say, “But you could be paying attention to me.”

IndoorDame Beautiful kitty!🐈 1y

CBee He‘s lovely 😊 1y

KathyWheeler Thank you both. We think he might be a Maine Coon. He‘s a rescue and was very tiny when we got him. Now he‘s over 16 pounds and isn‘t even a year old yet. He‘s not overweight though — just big. 1y

sarahbellum Ooo what a fluffy beaut! 😻 1y

KathyWheeler @sarahbellum I think he‘s the fluffiest cat we‘ve ever had. 1y

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KathyWheeler

A Thousand-mile Walk to the Gulf | John Muir

Tonight‘s reading. I can‘t imagine walking that far!

Reggie I‘m sure you‘ve walked that this year on your walks, no? 1y

Reggie Also, last year when I went hiking in rural Colorado I gained a new appreciation for the settlers. Lol 1y

KathyWheeler @Reggie No! My total so far this year is 475 miles. I bet you did. I‘ve only been to Colorado once — to Denver for a conference. I‘d like to go back. 1y

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Luulit

A Thousand-mile Walk to the Gulf | John Muir

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I had long been looking from the wildwoods and gardens of the Northern States to those of the warm South, and at last, all draw-backs overcome, I set forth [from Indianapolis] on the first day of September, 1867, joyful and free, on a thousand-mile walk to the Gulf of Mexico. Crossing the Ohio at Louisville, I steered through the big city by compass without speaking a word to any one....

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