Following in John Muir's Footsteps

After reading about Donna and Peter Thomas's plan to retrace the route of John Muir's first walk to Yosemite from San Francisco in 1868, I ventured down to the San Francisco Ferry Building to see them start their 300-mile trek with a ferry ride across the bay. Peter and Donna will face challenges (traffic, private property) that the 30-year-old Muir couldn't have envisioned, but they will have one comfort that Muir could not have carried: a ukulele (which had yet to be invented in 1868). Turns out Peter is also the president of the Ukulele Club of Santa Cruz, so this journey started with a song (Compass exclusive).

To follow Peter and Donna's progress: A Trans-California Ramble