bought a voyageur’s cap. My son and I spent the rest of the vacation annoying my wife by hopping, running, and paddling around shouting, “voyageurs,” in a ridiculous french accent that was equal parts Pepe Le Pew and Inspector Clouseau. At Grand Portage National Monument we played dress-up in heavy wool coats and braided belts. After reading about the grueling ordeal of Hugh Glass in The Revenant by Michael Punke, I feel that our behavior would have quickly gotten us killed by the Frenchman that we were
His actions helped to preserve places like Sequoia National Park, Yosemite Valley, and countless other wilderness areas. John Muir co-founded one of the most influential, and successful conservation organizations in the United States, which is still very influential to this day (Encyclopedia of Biography, 2010). Muir has been immortalized in the United states and around the world by having places like John Muir Trail, Muir Woods National Monument, Muir Beach, John Muir College, Camp Muir, and Muir