Lower Yosemite Fall Tour - John Muir Woodcutter

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In 1869, innkeeper James Hutchings hired a young woodcutter named John Muir to rebuild and operate his sawmill. Muir worked here for almost two years, milling trees blown down in a storm to build improvements at Hutchings' Yosemite Valley hotel. During his Yosemite years, Muir became an outspoken proponent of America's wild places.