Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. — John Muir · Smartyfair

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Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. — John Muir · Smartyfair

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.

John Muir1838–1914 · naturalist · 1800s-1900s Scotland & USAJohn Muir was a Scottish-American naturalist who explored and wrote about the wild mountains and forests of California, especially Yosemite.5 quotes

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Climbing a mountain always brings back good news for the climber.

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How sure this is: 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
What turned up: Our National Parks (1901), Chapter I — grepped verbatim in the staged Gutenberg text (id 60929).
Work: Our National Parks
Occasion: 1901 · Chapter I, inviting readers to leave the city for the wilderness.
Sources checked: gutenberg.orgChecked using claude-sonnet-5, 21 August 2026Project Gutenberg #60929, Our National Parks

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