Switchbacks on the Muir Trail North Fork Mono Creek California

Switchbacks on the Muir Trail North Fork Mono Creek California

Horsemanship -- California -- Fresno County -- 20th century -- Photographs.; Pack animals (Transportation) -- California -- Fresno County -- 20th century -- Photographs.; Fresno County (Calif.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Photographs.; John Muir Trail (Calif.) -- Photographs

Horseback rider leading pack mules down the Muir Trail near Mono Creek. The John Muir Trail is 211 miles long and runs from Yosemite Valley to Mount Whitney. Named after John Muir, the 19th century naturalist and conservationist who was instrumental in the development of the National Park system. In 1915 the Sierra Club won California legislation appropriating the first $10,000 for the construction of the Muir Trial. The trail was completed in 1938 in time for the 100th anniversary of Mr. Muir's birth. Many backpackers rate the area as the finest mountain scenery in the United States.

1 Photographic print :b&w ;9 x 14 cm.

San Joaquin Valley Library System

ca 1940

Fresno County Public Library

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ca 1940