This grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never all dried at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor is ever rising. Eternal sunrise, eternal sunset, eternal dawn and gloaming, on sea and continents and islands, each in its turn, as the round earth rolls.


~ John Muir

Photo by Floyd Stewart | In honor of John Muir's birthday, we've picked one of our favorite Daily Ray of Hope photos taken of Tunnel View in Yosemite National Park, California.

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Read more about John Muir from our latest issue of Sierra magazine:

Following John Muir's Trail in Scotland: A writer navigates John Muir Way, a 134-mile, cross-country trail through the Sierra Club founder's motherland Jeremy Miller.

"The Last Oasis" Celebrates John Muir's Efforts to Preserve Natural Places: Michael Coleman’s second film is a call to action and a reminder to be still.

How Not to Climb a Mountain: John Muir gets stuck.