I ran home in the moonlight with firm strides; for the sun-love made m…

John Muir
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I ran home in the moonlight with firm strides; for the sun-love made me strong. ✨ John Muir (2015). STEEP TRAILS: California - Utah - Nevada - Washington - Oregon - The Grand Canyon: Adventure Memoirs, Travel Sketches, Nature Essays and Wilderness Studies from the author of The Yosemite, Our National Parks, A Thousand-mile Walk to the Gulf & Picturesque California, p.18, e-artnow
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