Our National Parks, by John Muir, Part 4

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep

Sharon Handy

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🗓️ 22 April 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Let’s celebrate Earth Day with more from Muir’s poetic ode to the spectacular natural wonders of North America. This time, we complete our relaxing tour of Yellowstone and head to beautiful Yosemite, the jewel of the Sierras. Truly the stuff of dreams.

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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 sleep.
0:19.0	Before we begin, I'd like to give a special shout out of thanks to some new members of our Patreon family.
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1:16.8	dotcom where you can support us with a one-time tip no subscription required. I hope you'll take a moment to check them out. Now let's
1:29.1	read and relax.
1:35.0	Find a comfortable spot.
1:39.0	Adjust your volume.
1:45.0	Take a nice deep breath in. Let it out slowly.
1:49.0	And off we go.
2:02.0	Tonight, let's honor Earth Day with more from our national parks by John Muir, first published in 1901.
2:06.9	Let's pick up right where we left off
2:09.8	in Chapter 2, The Yellowstone National Park.
2:15.0	Let's begin.
2:17.0	One calm morning at sunrise, I saw the oaks and Pines in Yosemite Valley shaken by an earthquake, their tops swishing
2:28.3	back and forth, and every branch in needle shuddering as if in distress like the frightened screaming birds.
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