John Muir's High Sierra

Retraces the paths taken by John Muir during his years of wandering through the High Sierras. Visualizes excerpts from Muir's journal of his first trip into the Sierras., Filmmaker Dewitt Jones wandered Yosemite National Park for 18 months, following the paths take by John Muir in the latter part of the nineteenth century. Jones' visuals provide a cinematic complement to Muir's evocative writings and diary entries. A moving tribute to a man who initiated the idea of a national parks service and founded the Sierra Club.

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Dewitt Jones
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Retraces the paths taken by John Muir during his years of wandering through the High Sierras. Visualizes excerpts from Muir's journal of his first trip into the Sierras., Filmmaker Dewitt Jones wandered Yosemite National Park for 18 months, following the paths take by John Muir in the latter part of the nineteenth century. Jones' visuals provide a cinematic complement to Muir's evocative writings and diary entries. A moving tribute to a man who initiated the idea of a national parks service and founded the Sierra Club.
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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q12125257 ↗ — year, country, credits