Winter Impressions from John Muir and Henry David Thoreau
Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep
Sharon Handy
4.5 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 29 December 2025
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Let's sink into seasonal slumber with two essays by famed American naturalists. In the first, John Muir takes us to Tahoe in the winter, where he delights in its glacial-born beauties and his friend skis poorly. In the second, Thoreau regales us with tales of mischievous visitors to his cabin in Walden. Delightful!
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| 0:00.0 | Good evening, and thank you for joining me for another Boring Books for Bedtime. |
| 0:09.0 | I hope tonight's selection provides all the boredom your busy brain needs to quiet down and let you get some sleep. |
| 0:20.1 | Before we begin, I'd like to give a special shout out of thanks |
| 0:24.8 | to some new members of our Patreon family. |
| 0:29.0 | Dorian, Amy, Saff, Susan, Tara, Lana, Abby, and Melissa. |
| 0:42.9 | Thank you all so much for supporting this podcast. |
| 0:46.7 | By becoming members of Patreon, you help us remain 100% listeners supported and ad-free for everyone, and it's very much appreciated. |
| 0:59.3 | And because you joined in the month of December, you and everyone else who supports us on Patreon, |
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| 1:13.7 | We'll be entered into our end-of-the-year holiday giveaway, which has several wonderful prizes, |
| 1:20.6 | including some books our listeners will recognize, exclusive swag, and a special gift set I brought back from a recent travel to Japan. |
| 1:30.9 | All things I think you'll enjoy. |
| 1:34.2 | If you're interested in supporting boring books for bedtime and being entered into that giveaway, |
| 1:40.8 | you'll find links to Patreon and buy me a coffee.com in the show description. |
| 1:47.6 | Now, let's read and relax. |
| 1:53.6 | Find a comfortable spot. |
| 1:57.6 | Adjust your volume. |
| 2:01.4 | Take a nice, deep breath in, |
| 2:06.7 | let it out slowly. |
| 2:12.0 | And off we go. |
| 2:15.9 | Tonight, let's relax with the words of two different naturalists, |
| 2:22.3 | John Muir and Henry David Thoreau, |
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