A THOUSAND MILE WALK TO THE GULF by John Muir. On September 1, 1867, John Muir set out "joyful and free" on a walk from Indianapolis to the Gulf of Mexico. "My plan was simply to push on in a general southward direction by the wildest, leafiest, and least trodden way I could find." His route took him through the post-war southern Appalachians all the way to Key West. This book is a great way to learn about the young Muir and the wild East that once was. 126 pages.