Did you know that in 1903, John Muir hosted President Theodore Roosevelt for a three-night camping trip? It was just the two of them exploring the wonder of California’s Yosemite National Park. That up close exposure to the magnificence of Yosemite inspired President Roosevelt to expand federal protection of the park and sign into existence:
↟ 5 national parks
↟ 18 national monuments
↟ 55 national bird sanctuaries and wildlife refuges
↟ 150 national forests
