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Theodore Solomons
1870–1947
Best remembered as a pioneer of the route that became the John Muir Trail, this early Sierra Club explorer helped map and name some of the High Sierra’s most storied country. His writing carries the excitement of a young adventurer moving through California’s mountains when much of the region was still little known to outsiders.
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A good old scout
by Theodore Solomons
About the author
Born in San Francisco in 1870, Theodore Seixas Solomons became an American explorer, surveyor, map-maker, photographer, writer, and an early member of the Sierra Club. In the 1890s he explored the Mount Goddard region and the upper San Joaquin country in what is now Kings Canyon National Park, and he is credited with naming places including Evolution Valley and Evolution Basin.
Solomons is especially associated with the idea of a high route running from Yosemite Valley to Mount Whitney. Through his trips and surveys, he helped shape the path later developed into the John Muir Trail, which is why he is often remembered as a pioneering figure in its history.
For readers today, his appeal lies in the mix of observation and adventure: he wrote from direct experience, and his work opens a window onto a formative moment in the exploration of the Sierra Nevada.