Relaxation Rewind! A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf, by John Muir, Part 1
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The Injuries of the Right Eye
Had it not been for the accidental injury to his right eye in the month of March 1867, he probably would have started somewhat earlier than he did. In a letter to Indianapolis friends on the day after the accident, he refers mournfully to the interruption of a long cherished plan. He writes, quote, for weeks I have daily consulted maps in locating a route through the southern states, the West Indies, South America and Europe. But alas, I am half blind. My right eye, trained to my new analysis, is lost, and I have scarce heart to open the other. Had this journey been accomplished, the stock of varied beauty acquired would have made me willing to shrink into any
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