Wishing trees

Muir arrived in Sydney late in the day on December 30th, rose early on the 31st to visit the Royal Continue reading →

The Hermitage at The Black’s Spur

I only have three days in Victoria, and half of two of those are taken up with flying in and Continue reading →

Black Spur Inn

Judy and I think that we are going to stay on budget by eschewing restaurant meals and eating in our Continue reading →

Healesville to Black’s Spur

I enter the NSW State Library with three different projects in mind, all linked through John Muir, but also having Continue reading →

Beyond where I’ve been

The counter of the Bella Bella airport waiting room is decorated with sheaves of brassy purple branches. One of the Continue reading →

North by Northeast

When John Muir landed in Auckland on January 15, 1904, a Mr. & Mrs. Clementine, with whom he’d had long Continue reading →

I Need a Thesaurus of Water

The last day was long, the most distance we covered in the whole trip (13.5 miles), over an undulating track Continue reading →

Falls seen and unseen

The ascent from the Clinton River Valley to MacKinnon Pass is far easier than I expect. Perhaps my earlier elation Continue reading →