A Vast Wilderness Area

“First protected in 1864, Yosemite National Park is best known for its waterfalls, but within its nearly 1,200 square miles, you can find deep valleys, grand meadows, ancient giant sequoias, a vast wilderness area, and much more. Yosemite Valley, known for ‘El Capitãn and ’Half Dome is world famous for its impressive waterfalls, meadows, cliffs, and unusual rock formations, which are accessible by car year-round.” ~ NPS 

Day 83 ~ SE-83-25

The Tonic of Wilderness

 Day 65 ~ SE-65-25 “We need the tonic of wildness...At the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things, we require that all things be mysterious and unexplorable, that land and sea be indefinitely wild, unsurveyed and unfathomed by us because unfathomable. We can never have enough of nature.
 ~ Henry David Thoreau 

Day 65 ~ SE-65-25 

 “The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.” ~ John Muir • Great Smoky Mountains National Park straddles the border between North Carolina and Tennessee and is America's most visited national. It is renowned for its diversity of plant and animal life. 

Day 64 ~ SE-64-25  

Wilderness Is A Necessity

“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people
are beginning to find out that going to the mountains
is going home; that wildness is a necessity.”
~ John Muir, Our National Parks 

Day 58 ~ SE-58-25  ⛺️🇺🇸