Today, April 21st - the day before Earth Day, is John Muir's birthday. He sounds like he was a very interesting character. (As a Wisonsinite, I appreciate the many things he did before moving to California.) He died in 1914 so he never met Ansel Adams.
Chapter 5 shows an evolution of the Sierra Club from the early years as an organization advocating exploration, to an organization focused on conservation.
In Chapter 5 we also saw a new side of Adams. What did we learn about his personality?
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Chapter 5 - John Muir
Posted by Mr. Z at 2:14 PM
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During Ansel's childhood, he was a really inquisitive person. As he grew up, that didn't change one bit. A nature and fun loving person did appear in him, most notably shown in Exhaustos. I would have never thought to have used a "harp made out of bent wood and fishing line" while someone, offstage, "produced unearthly sound with his violin". That could only be the work of someone very creative, or a cartoon character. I also wouldn't have thought to take such an abstract picture as Lake and Cliffs.
Basically, Ansel is growing into a more adventurous, yet more happy and creative man.
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