April 2014 - Wilderness Press Blog

Must-Hike: John Muir Trail

Posted on April 24, 2014

The following is adapted with permission from the introduction to Lizzy Wenk's authoritative John Muir Trail, soon to be released in its 5th editions, from Wilderness Press. Why the JMT is a Must-Hike? The John Muir Trail (or, more simply, the JMT) passes through what many backpackers agree is...

On This Earth Day

Posted on April 22, 2014

by Tanya Twerdowsky

This is an op-ed piece by Anne Rowthorn, compiler of The Wisdom of John Muir: 100+ Selections from the Letters, Journals, and Essays of the Great Naturalist (Wilderness Press). In John Muir’s book, every day was "Earth Day," and although he was long gone when the US celebrated...