John Muir’s bedroom at John Muir National Historic Site, Martinez, CA
Yesterday, I published a piece in honor of John Muir’s birthday. Muir was the great naturalist and writer who, perhaps more than any other single individual, awoke America’s consciousness to the sacredness and essential value of the unspoiled natural world. Here are a few more photos from my visit to his home at John Muir National Historic Site in Martinez, CA.
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The Muir family home built by Dr. John Strentzel at John Muir National Historic Site, Martinez, CA
An orchard at John Muir National Historic Site, Martinez, CA. They are beautifully maintained and visitors may wander the orchards and eat the fruit at will.
Dr John Strentzel’s pomegranate trees in bloom at John Muir National Historic Site, Martinez, CA
Vicente Martinez Adobe, built in 1849, on the grounds at the John Muir National Historic Site, Martinez, CA
Vicente Martinez Adobe plaque at the John Muir National Historic Site, Martinez, CA
The living room of the big house, John Muir National Historic Site, Martinez, CA. Louie Muir was an expert piano player, having learned as part of her excellent education in lovely Benicia, just across the Carquinez Strait from Martinez
The kitchen at John Muir National Historic Site, Martinez, CA
Inside the bell tower of the big house at John Muir National Historic Site, Martinez, CA. From this tower, one has an excellent view of the surrounding orchards.
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