Greetings,
Are you interested in savoring and growing through John Muir's wisdomdirectly from his own handwritten journals?
Here is a chance for you to do that on a topic he frequently inserted into his journals. While continuing our research into Muir's original journals - via online access to the University of Pacific's Holt-Atherton Special Collections library - we found a beautifully insightful passage by John Muir about how he perceived the spiritual functioning of the universe. Always amazed and in awe of God's handiwork in nature, in this passage he creates a metaphor of mirror reflections of "the Soul of light" throughout the universe as a primary function of what he observed and experienced in his life.
"All of God's universe is glass to the Soul of light; Infinitude (or Infinite etc). Mirrors reflecting all--receiving all--The Stars whirl & eddy & boil in the currents of the ocean called Space."
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As part of the power of geotourism in its ability to bring to life the full impact of rural vacation venues and their incredibly rich heritage of natural and human communities, these reflections are best seen by stopping to immerse yourself in the environment and communities that adventurers like John Muir made famous in their published journals.
Updates and news about geotourism themes will be presented on the "ToMarket Geotourism Journeys" web site for tourism planners and geotourism vacationers
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There is unique value for travelers to be gained from a geotourism approach to their vacation planning on their route to Yosemite National Park. The National Geographic Magazine definition of "geotourism" is important to remember as the summary of the insights and adventure mission - "tourism that sustains or enhances the geographical character of a place-its environment, culture, aesthetics, heritage, and the well-being of its residents."
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