Comments on: Happy John Muir Day! http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2010/04/happy-john-muir-day/ A new Smithsonian blog covering scenes and sightings from the Smithsonian museums and beyond. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:40:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Erica R. Hendry http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2010/04/happy-john-muir-day/comment-page-1/#comment-3227 Erica R. Hendry Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:05:22 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/?p=11273#comment-3227 Sandra, you're right -- it looks like my fingers were moving faster than my eyes. It was 1867. Thanks! Sandra, you’re right — it looks like my fingers were moving faster than my eyes. It was 1867. Thanks!

]]> By: Edward http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2010/04/happy-john-muir-day/comment-page-1/#comment-3226 Edward Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:46:05 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/?p=11273#comment-3226 Probably glossed awl because the writer's opinion was that 95%+ of today's readers don't know or have never seen one ouside of a crossword puzzle. Probably glossed awl because the writer’s opinion was that 95%+ of today’s readers don’t know or have never seen one ouside of a crossword puzzle.

]]> By: Sandra Zumbro http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2010/04/happy-john-muir-day/comment-page-1/#comment-3224 Sandra Zumbro Thu, 22 Apr 2010 02:52:17 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/?p=11273#comment-3224 The date in the third paragraph appears to be in error. If true, it would mean that the accident that threatened his eyesight happened during the time he was traveling around. The date in the third paragraph appears to be in error. If true, it would mean that the accident that threatened his eyesight happened during the time he was traveling around.

]]> By: William http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2010/04/happy-john-muir-day/comment-page-1/#comment-3223 William Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:20:25 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/?p=11273#comment-3223 My wife and I just visited Muir Woods about two weeks ago, and it was genuinely amazing. Sad, in the same instant, to think how few of those redwoods remain... On an unrelated note: you had to gloss the word "awl" - really? Why? My wife and I just visited Muir Woods about two weeks ago, and it was genuinely amazing. Sad, in the same instant, to think how few of those redwoods remain…

On an unrelated note: you had to gloss the word “awl” – really? Why?

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