The mountains are calling

John Muir, Yosemite National Park

John Muir, born in 1838, was one of America’s most famous and influential “Outdoor Enthusiasts" and one of the Fathers of America's National Parks. He once described himself as, a “poetico-trampo-geologist-botanist and ornithologist-naturalist". His letters and writing contain such gems as the title of this artwork - "The mountains are calling and I must go, and I will work on while I can, studying incessantly" - a true calling.

View from Glacier Point on Half Dome and Eastern Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park
© Photo used in this Glass Cathedral: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de , Half Dome with Eastern Yosemite Valley , CC BY-SA 3.0