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Stickeen and the Moral Education of John Muir

More than a century has passed since John Muir and a mongrel dog named Stickeen crossed a treacherous Alaskan glacier on a stormy day in the summer of 1880. The story of that singular day, perfected by numerous retellings and published 17 years later in a popular national magazine, became one of Muir's best-known nature adventures. The story unfolded during Muir's second trip to Alaska, following close on the heels of his first exploration of Glacier Bay in the fall of 1879. With him were three native Alaskans and a missionary friend, S. Hall Young. They remained in camp while Muir and the dog trekked across the glacier. Although details of the story changed over a 15-year period, the dog remained central to the tale both in its oral and written form. In the most familiar version, as Muir left camp the dog tagged along despite Muir's warning words and the foul weather. Crossing the glacier diagonally by following flow lines and jumping crevasses, they reached the opposite shore, traced the path for several miles, then headed back near dusk on a different route. As darkness loomed they entered a heavily crevassed area. Some gaps could be