Our National Parks, by John Muir, Part 1
Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep
Sharon Handy
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🗓️ 22 November 2021
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Let's wander through the wonders of nature, as conservationist John Muir guides us through the wild spaces of the American West and the flower-filled tundra of Alaska. Honestly, friends, this one is just lovely.
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| 0:00.0 | Good evening and thank you for joining me for another boring books for bedtime. |
| 0:08.0 | I hope tonight selection provides all the boredom your busy brain needs to quiet down and let you get some |
| 0:16.5 | sleep. Before we begin, I'd like to give a special shout out of thanks to a new member of our Patreon family. |
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| 1:08.1 | read and relax. Find a comfortable spot. |
| 1:14.0 | Adjust your volume. |
| 1:17.0 | Take a nice deep breath in. |
| 1:21.0 | Let it out slowly and off we go. |
| 1:27.0 | Tonight we're relaxing with a walk-through nature with Our National Parks by John Muir, a collection of essays first |
| 1:38.8 | published in 1901 andprinted in 1999. |
| 1:44.0 | Let's begin. |
| 1:47.0 | To Charles Sprague Sergeant, |
| 1:50.0 | Steadfast Lover and Defender of our country's forests, this little book is affectionately |
| 1:57.8 | dedicated. |
| 2:00.8 | Note for the tables of information concerning the National Parks and National |
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