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High Sierra: A Journey on the John Muir Trail is a first-hand experience along the John Muir Trail, through the tallest mountain range in the contiguous United States. It follows a group of students as they make the 220 mile trek in the wake of John Muir's own perambulations. The film captures the visual splendor of the 'Range of Light' as well as the range of emotions and physical challenges that accompany such an epic adventure. It includes reflection by Yosemite Park Ranger, Shelton Johnson (also featured in Ken Burn's documentary, The National Parks), who shares poetic insight about the trail and the spiritual meaning and importance of the American wilderness. The diverse and dynamic soundtrack, featuring music from Lonnie Walker, Megafaun, Gayngs, Luego, Mandolin Orange, Boat, and I was totally destroying it, completes this compelling high-definition audio-visual experience.
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00:01California is an amazing place. There's no place like the Sierra Nevada. There's
00:07probably not a tougher 200 miles in the country. I've never done this before. I'm
00:12a little nervous. I really don't know how hard it's gonna be. I'm definitely scared.
00:16I hope my food doesn't get eaten by bears. The John Muir Trail has the
00:20reputation of being the most famous and the most beautiful and round trail in
00:23the world. This is amazing right here. The place is just full of bears and they tell you not to
00:27camp there.
00:28That's a bear. So let me just tell you what happened. He just came straight to this campsite and stole
00:33off our food. We're definitely taking a beating. You're literally following in the
00:40wake of John Muir. I'm starving. I can go without food. Gandhi did it. There's no turning back and
00:45this is not just some easy little trail out in the woods. For so much of our
00:49existence as a country there's been wilderness and our character was shaped
00:53by the encounter with wilderness. It's almost just hard to take in. I think
00:57they'll probably appreciate how good they got it.
01:02I got a dream and you do too. What's the worst that a dream can do? We got a dream
01:10when it comes true.
01:12What's the best that a dream can do?
01:26What's the best that a dream can do?
01:28What's the best that a dream can do?
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