A Solitary Man's Family

ANNETTE ON THE ROAD Popping into a legendary tree-hugger's house, and meeting the women who made John Muir possible

Muir Interesting than Staring at Trees

It makes sense that Hoosen and I would visit the John Muir National Historic Site as our final stop West on this trip. This time around, we had ended up mostly visiting sites operated by the National Parks Service. And John Muir is praised as the Father of the National Parks, because even though he didn't start th…