[pct-l] John Muir's Birthplace

[Brandon McGinnity]

If you're of a diabolical-genious type, the best thing to do would be lead a
group of people through really really beautiful places, having a great time
communing with nature, then oops, you "happen" upon a clear cut or strip
mine. *That'll* win you converts....

On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 6:41 PM, Scott Williams <baidarker at gmail.com> wrote:

> That is such a right thing to do Diane.  Muir was consciously doing the
> same
> thing with the early Sierra Club summer camping trips.  He was motivated to
> get people into the High Country for just that reason.  He took Emerson's
> ideas, and made them real, touchable, and personal by giving people the
> experience of the wild.  When you take people up there, or anywhere
> beautiful in the woods, mtns or deserts, you make "converts," and political
> allies.  Or you at least begin what for many becomes a lifelong love of
> nature.
>
> What you are doing with folks has a long history and great validity.  If we
> want these great places and trails preserved, we need more than a few thru
> hikers to make it happen.  I lead weekly hikes in our area, and up Mt
> Diablo, partly because I'm hiking anyway, but also because I'm really very
> missionary where it comes to getting people involved in Nature.  Your posts
> always come from that place, as do many of the old timers, and young timers
> on this forum.  We just want others to experience it and love it as we all
> do.  It is fun, and it isn't complicated, it's just wonderful.
>
> Shroomer
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