A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf

<p>In 1867 recovering from a serious eye injury John Muir set out on a thousand-mile walk from Indiana to the Gulf of Mexico. This transformative journey drawn from his early journals captures the budding naturalist's deepening love for the American wilderness.</p><p></p><p>As Muir travels through Kentucky Tennessee Georgia and Florida he documents the plants animals and landscapes with awe and precision. His writing reflects not only a scientist's eye but a poet's soul-rich with curiosity reverence and a growing belief in the sacredness of the natural world.</p><p></p><p>More than a travelogue this is a meditation on nature and a record of awakening. The journey marks the beginning of Muir's lifelong devotion to conservation and his future as the founding voice of America's national parks.</p><p></p><p>Readers are invited to walk beside him-through wild woods open fields and silent swamps-and to see the world anew through his wondering eyes.</p>