Dan Chapman is a writer, reporter, and lover of the outdoors. He worked for Congressional Quarterly, The Winston-Salem Journal, The Charlotte Observer, and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He currently writes stories about conservation in the South for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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In 1867, John Muir set out on foot to explore the botanical wonders of the South, keeping a detailed journal of his adventures as he traipsed from Kentucky southward to Florida. One hundred and fifty years later, on a similar whim, veteran Atlanta reporte... SEE MORE