"It is a vast wilderness of rocks in a sea of light, colored and glowing like oak and maple woods in autumn, when the sun gold is richest." "It's always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never all dried at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor is ever rising. Jeanne Carr introduced Muir to many influential people (including Ralph Waldo Emerson and his future wife Louie Wanda Strentzel) and sent on his letters to publishers, advancing Muir's literary career. Muir was distracted easily from bookmaking in the upstairs Scribble Den and couldn't stand the sounds of nearby practicing. Muir Woods National Monument established. In January of 1886, the Muirs had another daughter they named Helen. on October 7, 1865. She stayed close to home because she wanted to, preferring not to be away more than a day or two. He teaches nature study and natural history workshops that incorporate illustration and scientific note-taking as a means to greater observation, memory, and curiosity. The death of the Strentzel's son, John, in 1857, was a crushing blow to the family. "Both ocean and sky are already about as rosy as possible the one with stars, the other with dulse, and foam, and wild light. Rainier National Park established; member of Harriman Alaska Expedition. At the end of the '80s when Muir had been home quite a bit of the time, his literary output vanished, and so did his enthusiasm for most everything else. She is buried next to her husband, Buel Alvin Funk in the Bellevue Memorial Cemetery in Ontario, California. Find a Nature Journaling Mentor Near You! In 1880, a commemorative committee presented Dr. Strentzel with a document honoring him for his participation in the 1830 Polish National Uprising. His family was well-to-do, and able to provide a life of "being attended with all desirable comforts". From an early age, his parents instilled in him a deep love and respect for nature. Friends close to the Muirs described her as "the mainstay of the Muir household" and noted that "if not for her understanding and willingness to unselfishly forgo demands on John's time, the work he did for Yosemite Valley might have been diminished. In 1859 Louie's formal education began as a day student at Miss Atkins Young Ladies Seminary across the Bay in Benicia. "We all grieved for her," Helen told a reporter for the Pasadena Star-News. Louie's mother, Louisiana Strentzel, disliked the name of the valley (Spanish soldiers had been unable to find food and nearly starved) and renamed it Alhambra Valley for the popular story published in the mid-1800s by Washington Irving about the Alhambra palace in Spain. This piece requires considerable musical talent, and we can appreciate the skill on the piano which Louie possessed. The 2nd Edition Opening the World through Journaling: Integrating art, science, and language arts, is written for CNPS by John Muir Laws, Emilie Lygren, Emily Brueunig, and Celeste Lopez. Terms and Conditions of Use | Muir next made his way south towards Florida's gulf coast. Walter Muir -Stan Muir - deceased. Louie first met John Muir on September 15, 1874, at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Carr in Oakland. It drives its victims in flocks, repressing the growth of individuality." Muir determined that he would spend the rest of his life trying to absorb as much of the beauty of God's creation as he could. "Therefore we are all, in some sense, mountaineers, and going to the mountains is going home. ", 10. "The battle for conservation must go on endlessly. He later recollected that he believed the experience was completely worth the risk. Settling down to some measure of domestic life, Muir went into partnership with his father-in-law and managed the family fruit ranch with great success. Website Help. Muir and the doctor were mutually impressed with each other, and a warm friendship began. On April 14th, 1880, at the age of 41, John Muir finally married Louie. nal monuments, 55 national bird sanctuaries and wildlife refuges, and 150 national forests (Source for forgoing: "100th Anniversary of President Theodore Roosevelt and Naturalist John Muir's Visit at Yosemite National Park" - National Park Service Press Release (May 15, 2003). John Muir spent the next decade of his life immersed in the wild, particularly in the Sierra Nevadas in California. However, he became ill and decided that instead of going somewhere tropical, he should go somewhere temperate to recover, which ultimately made him decide on going to California, a decision that set much of the course of his life. In 1908, a donated grove of redwood trees near San Francisco became Muir Woods National Monument. John Muir's Daughter (1881-1942). He is a naturalist, artist, and educator who has dedicated his work to connecting people to nature through art and science. Daughter Helen's July 1963 letter contains a rare look at Louie and forms much of what we know about Louie. Thanks to Muir's vision, you can visit over 400 National Park Service sites. Privacy Policy/Your California Privacy Rights | Eventually he relegated the girls' practicing to the soundproof brick room supporting the water tank at the rear of the house. Muir did take the painting to Sacramento and placed it in the church before the guests arrived. Roosevelt and Muir camped the first night, May 15, at the Mariposa Grove under the Grizzly Giant, with the President bedding down in a pile of about 40 wool blankets, and the second night was spent in the vicinity of Sentinel Dome during a snowstorm that left five inches of new snow on top of the existing five feet of snow. John Hanna: Lives in Napa, CA (as of 2004) Appleseeds 13.7 (2011): 6. "Mama loved flowers, especially fragrant ones," Helen recalled in her memoirs about her parents. Laws also provides information from naturalist and artistic perspectives about painting elements that increase our understanding and appreciation of Fosters efforts. Watch this 5-minute Introduction to learn how John Muir Laws first became aware of Tony Foster's art over thirty years ago, why it inspires and resonates with Laws, and what he plans for this video series. Proposed to Louie Strentzel; First Alaska trip with S. Hall Young; discovery of Glacier Bay, Muir Glacier. A pacifist opposed to the Civil War, the twenty-seven-year-old Muir had left his family's Wisconsin farm the previous year and traveled to Michigan. John of the Mountains, "When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe." Muir did not relegate Louie to an anonymous life in the background -- this is what she herself preferred. Helen died in Spokane, Washington, on June 17, 1964. John would return by the fall to harvest the crops. He has written and illustrated books about art and natural history including The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling (2016), The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds (2012), Sierra Birds: a Hikers Guide (2004), The Laws Guide to the Sierra Nevada (2007), and The Laws Pocket Guide Set to the San Francisco Bay Area (2009). After he split ways with his travel companion, Muir visited the gigantic sequoias of the region and marveled at their incredible height. Muir and Keith met in October 1872 in Yosemite Valley. His family was well-to-do, and able to provide a life of "being attended with all desirable comforts". He shares videos of the classes online with an international community of nature artists. This year there were 25 students, the same as when the school first opened in 1852. Laws describes the science behind why leaves change colors and shares his favorite insights about this powerful piece. Ross Hanna - lives in Dixon, CA (as of 2004) In 1903, Roosevelt visited Muir in Yosemite. At the YLS she studied everything from English to Entomology and became a music scholar on the piano. In 2011 he was the Educator of the Year for the California Institute for Biodiversity. Eye injury. Keith carried a letter of introduction from a mutual friend, Jeanne Carr. There she met her husband, Buell Funk, and together they had four children. ", Louie supported her husband's explorations and writings, and worried about his health. Among her letters which encouraged John back to the mountains is the one from August 9, 1888, letter which he received in Seattle just after a climb of Mt. Buffalo "The whole day, I was her shadow," he recalls. Even to the least-loved mosquitoes I gave many a meal, and told them to go in peace." One song he particularly liked was named "Hold the Fort." When Louie wasn't overseeing the daily duties at the ranch she was working on her garden around the farm house. A naturalist, artist, scientist, and educator with more than 35 years of teaching experience, Jack is the author of numerous books including the Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling. "I might have become a millionaire, but I chose to become a tramp!" John Muir Laws, aka Jack, is a principal leader and innovator of the worldwide nature journaling movement. John (Jack) Muir Laws is a principal leader and innovator of the worldwide nature journaling movement. In the meantime, he continued to explore and climb as many mountains as possible, in particular becoming the first person to climb the 13,300-foot Mount Ritter. Son of the Wilderness, 4. John Muir is remembered largely as a conservationist and as a bit of a naturalist philosopher, always wandering in the wilderness. Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Teachers Conference, Sun Shadows: exploring the solstice and equinox, Reviews- The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling, Reviews-The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada. Perhaps Dr. Strentzel's last years can best be described in his own words. Louisa Wanda Strentzel was born in Texas in 1847. They began correspondence in 1865. The Strentzels were delighted when Muir proposed to Louie in 1879. Wanda loved to hike in the hills, play the violin, and was an active member of Gamma Phi Beta Sorority at the University of California, Berkeley. They bought and sold real estate in addition to running an alfalfa ranch. The melody for that song was used in England by the Transport Workers Union and known as "Storm the Fort, Ye Knights of Labor," and by the labor unions in the Eastern US in the 1800s. The makeshift altar was decorated with white Astrakhan apple blossoms. After her sister Helens birth, Wanda adopted the role of protective older sibling. . - John Muir. In this video John Muir Laws reveals how Fosters intentional use of contrasting warm and cool hues creates depth and atmospheric perspective in this painting of the sacred Machapuchare mountain. Guided into the Yosemite wilderness by naturalist John Muir, the president went on a three-day wilderness trip that started at the Mariposa Grove, and included Sentinel Dome, Glacier Point, and Yosemite Valley among other points of interest in Yosemite National Park. Over the years, that love has grown into a commitment to stewardship and a passion to share the delight of exploring nature with others. This brief paper is a tribute to Louie and to the help and support she gave her husband in his work. ", 16. ", 9. ", 3. She stayed close to home because she wanted to, preferring not to be away more than a day or two. 2023 Sierra Club.The Sierra Club Seal is a registered copyright, service mark, and trademark of the Sierra Club. Dr. Carr later became a professor at University of California, and California State Superintendent of Public Instruction. John Muir Laws was with his mother's botany group on Table Mountain and a woman with a sketchbook captured his attention. You'll think you're back in the mountains. Dr. Strentzel immigrated to the United States in 1840 and moved west to Texas where he settled and married Louisiana Erwin in 1843.Their first child, a daughter named Louisa (Louie), was born in 1846, and a son, John, in 1848. He spent six weeks hiking around the region and journaled extensively about what he saw, expressing joy in every page. He spent the summer of 1863 in the wilderness hiking down the Wisconsin River to the Mississippi along with two of his classmates. Laws is the founder and host of the Nature Journal Club, a family-friendly, intergenerational community that connects with nature through art and field journaling. After Funk died in a tragic automobile accident at the age of 47, (1934) Helen and three of her sons changed their name from Funk to Muir - in 1940. The valley was completely destroyed and Muir was completely devastated by the results. Inspired by his luminary, the famed Briton mountaineer Stephen Venables, Tony traveled to Tibet to paint. They were interested in the violin, guitar, and piano and needed to practice. In 1882, Dr. Strentzel built a 17-room mansion on a knoll overlooking his vast orchards, about a mile from his original home. She came to California in 1849, the same year that John Muir was coming to Wisconsin from Scotland. "The battle for conservation must go on endlessly. In addition to her affection for growing things, she was interested in astronomy, poetry, and music. Jean Hanna deLipkau Clark - deceased. "It is by far the grandest of all the special temples of Nature I was ever permitted to enter." It . The two exchanged vows at her parents' home. Miss Atkins noted that the "Examination passed very creditably. Louie was a wonderful musician, wife, mother, ranch manager and helpmate. "I might have become a millionaire, but I chose to become a tramp! Louisiana helped run the family business by managing the Chinese workers who cooked the meals and worked in the orchards. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The frost had changed the grasses and a kind of willow to the most brilliant yellows and reds; these contrasting with the two-leafed pine and Williamson spruce, the cold gray rocks, the colder snow, made a glorious sight." Keith, an epicure, also wrote that Muir was a poor provider on their outings, and that he tired of bread, dried meat, and sugarless coffee. Helen married Buel Funk and had four children (Helen and three Wanda. ", 13. Bob Hanna: Deceased. Rainier, a sketch of Wanda, The Berkeley Oaks, and portraits of Dr. Strentzel and Mrs. Strentzel. Her husband, Dr. Ezra Carr, was one of Muir's professors at the University of Wisconsin. Find (or start) a Nature Journal Club Near You! As America's most famous naturalist and conservationist, Muir fought to protect the wild places he loved, places we can still visit today. Roosevelt agreed that two controls made for "triple troubles." John Muir Laws, Emilie Lygren. Muir continued publishing articles and essays in various journals, newspapers, and magazine, and around 1875 he began to focus more and more on issues of conservation. Richard Hanna - deceased 5/9/92. This site is a resource of tools for your journey. Today, many of her descendants continue her legacy of service through involvement in environmental organizations. Helen. Eventually the girls wanted music lessons. He had the most incredible way of describing things, in words I wouldn't even think of.". We can't claim that Muir recorded them, himself, but there's certainly a familiar Scottish accent. Steep Trails, 7. The Hearst Art Gallery at St. Mary's College in Moraga has a collection of 150 Keiths, and a permanent exhibition of a small portion of these can be seen in the Keith room at the Gallery. John Muir, Jr. (1909 - 1955) Russel L. Gail Margaret (Maggie) May - (b. January 16, 1873), Married Arthur B. Coleman on 12/28/1893). He is also a primary author and editor of the interdisciplinary curriculum: Opening the World through Nature Journaling. In 1880, John Muir married Strentzel's only surviving daughter, Louisa. . She was devoted to her parents, however, and chose to remain with them on their fruit ranch, helping them run their large and thriving business. Attends University of Wisconsin for 2-1/2 years, teaches school during the winter, forms a friendship with the Carr's. Amazon Music Stream millions of songs: Amazon Advertising Find, attract, and engage customers: Amazon Drive Cloud storage from Amazon: 6pm Score deals on fashion brands Jack is a scientist, educator, and author, who helps people forge a deeper and more personal connection with nature through keeping illustrated nature journals and understanding science. In 1877 Mary Atkins returned to Benicia from Ohio and reopened the old Randall house as a school for girls. John and Louie The shock and horror of the accident for Muir finally pushed him to leave industry work forever. On one occasion he saved the life of a man who had been struck in the head with a pickaxe. Once here, the family established a ferry, hotel, and store along the Toulumne River serving men heading to and from the gold fields. John Muir Laws takes a close look at Tony Foster's major watercolor of the East (Kangshung) Face of Mount Everest, painted en plein air above the Kama Valley in Tibet at 15,400'. Even though his father disapproved of his inventions, Muir continued in his pursuits and in 1860 Muir took some of them to a fair where he gained some attention and local celebrity for his ingenuity. He is a regular contributor to Bay Nature magazine with his Naturalists Notebook column. John Muir's Grandchildren: In 1853, the family moved to the Alhambra Valley near the town of Martinez, California. Alaska trip to Muir Glacier; death of Dr. Strentzel;Muir family move to mansion. In this new series, John Muir Laws delves into artworks from each of the locations in Tony Foster's 16th Journey, Exploring Beauty: Watercolour Diaries from the Wild. In March of 1881, Louie gave birth to a daughter they named Annie. Capitalizing on cash crops already established by his father-in-law, Muir secured his own modest fortune over the next ten years, enabling him to resume his writing and conservation career later on. Lyell, painted from sketches done on the 1872 trip to the upper Tuolumne area with John Muir, is in the St. Mary's collection. "Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where Nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and soul alike." Helen: January 23, 1886 - June, 1964 (age 78) His work intersects science, art, and mindfulness. a principal leader and innovator of the worldwide nature journaling movement. "I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out until sundown, for going out I found, was really going in.". For that time, Muir's theory was written off. The city wanted to petition congress to remove the valley's protection so that it could be turned into a water reservoir. Tony Foster was inspired to paint en plein air in this remote region by his luminary, conservationist and author Kari Herbert. Muir saw God in nature, and his Christian upbringing translated into a deeply spiritual connection to the places he loved. So much has been made of Muir's life that Louie's life and contributions are hardly known. I am studying how light da, The fun begins soonand if I had a tail, I'd be, Reunited with the Nature Journal Ecuador Expeditio, Final days in the Galapagos. In 2009, he received the Terwilliger Environmental Award for outstanding service in Environmental Education. During his ten years on the ranch, he continued to travel when time permitted. Immediately after his camping trip with Roosevelt, Muir went on a world tour through Europe, Asia, and the Pacific. Muir went to the University of Wisconsin and studied science, philosophy, and literature. Louie was graded on 22 different subjects and scored a perfect 10 on virtually all of them. Wanda wrote to her mother in 1902 from a Sierra Club outing with her father, Yesterday we had a meeting of college women here in campisn't it a fine answer to the people who say that college girls are weak and good for nothing generally? Strentzel was born in Poland, but after the unsuccessful Polish revolution of 1830, fled to Hungary. Muir did not relegate Louie to an anonymous life in the background -- this is what she herself preferred. 5:15 Sketchbook Reviews John Muir Laws 37K. NY Strentzel Hanna - deceased. Ross Hanna: Lives in Dixon, CA (as of 2004) Later in 1855 she paid $2495. In 1880 Dwinell married Louie and John. Muir turned his conservation efforts specifically towards his desire that the U.S. government establish more national parks. Furthermore, his efforts towards conservation had major long-term effects in how our government views environmental protection and Muir ultimately helped to establish a tradition of advocating for the government to take responsibility for the preservation of important natural areas and for conserving its resources. Find a Nature Journaling Mentor Near You! He has dedicated his life to helping people connect to nature through art and science. He had a very strict and religious upbringing and was able to recite the whole of the New Testament and the Old Testament by . Shasta, Sierra Scene, Yosemite (on a cigar box lid), Mt. ", 6. (Only granddaughter), The Muirs first daughter, Annie Wanda, was named after her grandmother, Anne Gilrye Muir. John Muir Laws is a principal leader and innovator of the worldwide nature journaling movement. Because of this, Muir was able to live out his dream and to act as a guide for Emerson and to show him the mountains and Sequoias during his short visit, teaching him botany and explaining to him his glacial theory. Over the rest of Roosevelt's administration, he set aside 148,000,000 acres of forest reserves and the number of national parks doubled. Although Muir had planned to remain home as a much as possible, a few months later he took the rare opportunity to sail to the Arctic and spend a few months visiting Inuit villages and collecting botanical specimens. Louie was buried in the. As increased settlement ended the western frontier in 1890, people began to worry about using resources wisely. He made his way to Niagara Falls and decided to delay his return to the U.S. to avoid the Civil War draft. Called "America's Best Idea," the United States' unique system of protecting natural and cultural heritage spurred other countries to do the same. John Muir Laws is a trained wildlife biologist, and has illustrated and written multiple books on field drawings. The system is creative, rigorous, and playful, easy to begin and learn, and will grow and mature over a lifetime. After he traveled through the Sequoia belt of the Sierra Nevada, he became impassioned to save them from loggers that were destroying the forests. Founding of the Sierra Club, end of ranching career for John Muir. In 1876 when Muir was highly nervous over his first public lecture in Sacramento, Keith knowing this loaned one of his paintings, The Headwaters of the Merced, telling Muir to take it to the Congregational Church and "Just look at the painting Johnny. ", 5. Even to the least-loved mosquitoes I gave many a meal, and told them to go in peace. His funeral was held in the Muir House. He wrote "only Uncle Sam" could save our country's land for future generations to enjoy, an idea that led to the creation of the National Park Service in 1916. Steep Trails (about the Grand Canyon), 14. In 1890, there was only one national park - Yellowstone. He is a research associate of the California Academy of Sciences. Laws has written and illustrated several books including The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling (2016), The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds (2012), Sierra Birds: a Hikers Guide (2004), The Laws Guide to the Sierra Nevada (2007), and The Laws Pocket Guide Set to the San Francisco Bay Area (2009). John Muir Laws leaves us with his thoughts on conserving wild places for all to enjoy. Muir transformed his adventures into articles and books that sparked peoples' interest in nature. "The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness." The two Scots had differing opinions on many topics. Wilderness World of John Muir, 3. He believed only government control and limitations would guarantee the protection of forests. She was fifty-eight years old. Certainly, she was not inclined to camp out on an Alaskan glacier or even to take a walk in the hills nearby their Alhambra Valley home. Louie Dr. Strentzel gave the newlyweds 20 acres of land and the Strentzel home to live in when they were married the following year. Muir's passion for nature brought him to every continent except Antarctica. His curiosity carried him further to California and Alaska, where he tracked the movements of glaciers. , and her mother Louisianna. ", 11. Today the club has over one million members. One night, five inches of snow fell, and the president arose to white flakes on his blankets. Mrs. Carr was the wife of one of Muir's professors at the University of Wisconsin and the two corresponded for several decades. "Civilization has not much to brag about. The Muirs moved to the small town of Martinez, California (near San Francisco), the year they were married. It is part of the universal warfare between right and wrong. Muir's articles "The Treasures of Yosemite" and "Features of a Proposed Yosemite National Park" appeared in Century Magazine, which boasted more than one million readers. "But in every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks." In 1882, . Nevertheless, in September of 1890, congress passed a bill creating Sequoia National Park and in October, Yosemite National Park was also created. Much of their correspondence is recorded in Letters from a Friend. John Muir left for Madison, Wisconsin, in 1860 to exhibit his inventions at the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society Fair. "Mama was the perfect helpmate,", Louie enjoyed ranch living and, with the help of the ranch foreman, was able to make sure the cultivating and planting was done in the spring. "I have always befriended animals and have said many a good word for them. It is part of the universal warfare between right and wrong." Wanda: March 25, 1881 - July, 1942 (age 60) Wanda married Thomas Hanna in 1906. 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