June 1873, Mt. Lyell Studies, Glacier Cañon Erosion Image 17

The Greenlanders believe the northern lights to be the spirits of their forefathers going forth to battle Vast tribes of ducks & other aquatic fowl How pleasant to row away up some winding fiord never knowing how far inland it would carry us. The sunset was one of loveliness intensely brilliant...

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Main Author: Muir, John
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Language:English
Published: Scholarly Commons 1873
Subjects:
John Muir
journals
drawings
writings
travel
journaling
naturalist
Ailsa
Black Rocks
Browns
glacier
greenlander*
inuits
Alaska
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spelling ftunivpacificmsl:oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:jmj-all-1574 2023-06-11T04:11:52+02:00 June 1873, Mt. Lyell Studies, Glacier Cañon Erosion Image 17 Muir, John 1873-06-01T07:52:58Z image/jpeg https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/575 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmj-all/article/1574/type/native/viewcontent/fullsize.jpg eng eng Scholarly Commons https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/575 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmj-all/article/1574/type/native/viewcontent/fullsize.jpg To view additional information on copyright and related rights of this item, such as to purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission to publish them, click here to view the Holt-Atherton Special Collections policies . All John Muir Journals John Muir journals drawings writings travel journaling naturalist text 1873 ftunivpacificmsl 2023-05-06T22:31:47Z The Greenlanders believe the northern lights to be the spirits of their forefathers going forth to battle Vast tribes of ducks & other aquatic fowl How pleasant to row away up some winding fiord never knowing how far inland it would carry us. The sunset was one of loveliness intensely brilliant gold & yellow with soft misty clds giving peace to brightest rose color ere yet the blue ground work of the sky had paled. Black rocks flecked with salt foam Ins [Inuits] of Alaska have learned to [whistle] for the wind A broad expanse of rich browns & purples with patches of vivid [green] If nature had put all the ills into the [oceans] it would have been a much finer country Making the effects of sunset & the gloaming on the majestic landscape JM “mists that sleep on a waveless sea” Headlong runs ocean [floods] Silver [tissued] wave The golden sunset fell on [Ailsa] [Crag] https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/1574/thumbnail.jpg Text glacier greenlander* inuits Alaska Black Rocks University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law: Scholarly Commons Ailsa ENVELOPE(-19.650,-19.650,75.300,75.300) Black Rocks ENVELOPE(-55.665,-55.665,49.650,49.650) Browns ENVELOPE(-44.583,-44.583,-60.700,-60.700)
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naturalist
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June 1873, Mt. Lyell Studies, Glacier Cañon Erosion Image 17
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description The Greenlanders believe the northern lights to be the spirits of their forefathers going forth to battle Vast tribes of ducks & other aquatic fowl How pleasant to row away up some winding fiord never knowing how far inland it would carry us. The sunset was one of loveliness intensely brilliant gold & yellow with soft misty clds giving peace to brightest rose color ere yet the blue ground work of the sky had paled. Black rocks flecked with salt foam Ins [Inuits] of Alaska have learned to [whistle] for the wind A broad expanse of rich browns & purples with patches of vivid [green] If nature had put all the ills into the [oceans] it would have been a much finer country Making the effects of sunset & the gloaming on the majestic landscape JM “mists that sleep on a waveless sea” Headlong runs ocean [floods] Silver [tissued] wave The golden sunset fell on [Ailsa] [Crag] https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/1574/thumbnail.jpg
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