Travels In Alaska
Travels in Alaska takes readers on a trip to Alaska through the vivid descriptions of the author, John Muir. The book is based on journals Muir wrote during his visits to Alaska in 1879, 1880, and 1890. These chronicles of his journey relate his observations of nature, glaciers, and the many people he met. Traveling on foot, by canoe, and dogsled Muir experienced excitement discovering unfamiliar types of lands and animals. Each summer Muir and his new found Presbyterian missionary friend S. Hall Young accompanied by Tlingit Indian guides launched extensive voyages of discovery in a thirty foot canoe. John Muir was a naturalists who loved to go to wild places and experience the wonders of nature. Chapter One of Travels In Alaska is inspired by the beautiful scenery Muir writes in his boat in route to Puget Sound. He describes the scenery, weather, and hospitality shown to him by the individuals he met during his journey through the Alexander Archipelago to Fort Wrangell and Sitka. Also, a man named Mr. Vanderbilt offered John a room and a place at his table. The Vanderbilt family occupied the best house in the fort and this is where he found a real home; with the chance to go on all sorts of exc
go for an extensive trek on Taylor Bay Glacier. Going into Glacier Bay, they went directly to the Muir Glacier, camping a safe distance from the massive face. However, Muir created a closer observation camp where he could watch the ice bergs at night. Traveling the glacier's surface and climbing the surrounding mountains he finally appreciated the immense size. Muir sets out from Glenora to climb Glenora Peak and describes the sweeping views of the almost infinite space of the Coast Range. During the exploration of the Stickeen Glaciers, Muir does extensive glacier walking making many scientific and artistic observances. John Muir was determined to go as far north as possible, to see what he could. On October 14, 1879, John Muir and Mr. Young left Wrangell. Using Vancouver's chart, they generated a journey more than eight hundred miles long. Muir and Young stopped at many villages and camps along he way. With one or two exceptions, all the villages expressed their willingness to receive them. After they transport him over to the main camp where he had a good sleep and relaxation. A few days later John set out with Professor Reid's party to survey some of the other large glaciers that may have changed since October 1879. During this trip, Muir observed sensational auroras for several nights in a row. The most intense display was an unwavering, luminous "silver rainbow" arching across the sky, enhanced by an endless swarm of "electric aurora fairies" dancing in an continuous vertical sequence from east to west. John lost all his thoughts of sleep and ran back to his cabin, carried out blankets, and laid down on the ground to continue surveillance until daybreak.
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Approximate Word count = 1666
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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