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John Muir's High Sierra (1974)

John Muir's High Sierra poster
Directed by
DeWitt Jones
Genre
nature documentary
Country
United States
Runtime
22 min
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This short documentary follows naturalist John Muir through the beautiful and rugged landscapes of California's Sierra Nevada mountains. It shows the mountains, forests, and waterways that inspired Muir's conservation work.

awe-inspiringtranquilcontemplativevisually grandsereneobservationalreverent

What happens

John Muir's High Sierra is a 1974 American short documentary film directed by Dewitt Jones produced by Dewitt Jones and Lesley Foster. It was nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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