Quote by: John Muir

Over the summit, I saw the so-called Mono desert lying dreamily silent in the thick, purple light -- a desert of heavy sun-glare beheld from a desert of ice-burnished granite.


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Author Bio


  • NameJohn Muir
  • DescriptionScottish-born American naturalist and author
  • BornApril 21, 1838
  • DiedDecember 24, 1914
  • CountryUnited Kingdom; United States Of America
  • ProfessionBotanist; Geologist; Explorer; Engineer; Inventor; Essayist; Writer; Autobiographer; Conservationist; Mountaineer