The Story Of Yosemite
Featuring two programs: The Poet & the Rough Rider: In the spring of 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt and poet John Muir spent three days together wandering through Yosemite. This was a meeting of profound implications, for out of this brief encounter between two powerful historical figures, philosophies would emerge which continue to shape America's attitude towards the natural environment and its relationship to the human community. John Muir's Yosemite: spoken-word poetry of John Muir, founder of the Sierra Club, accompained by glorious footage of some of the world's most beautiful natural treasures.