John Reynolds has lived in Yosemite National Park his entire life. In this 'First person' diary, he shares how living in nature helps him maintain a sense of awe.
JOHN REYNOLDS: Every day when I walk down, I think my first sensation is the air. You know, I take in these gulps of air into my lungs. And it’s ... better than coffee. It just rejuvenates you.
There’s an absolutely adorable picture of John on the Sierra News website of him as a toddler, sitting on the steps of a Yosemite village building. Later, he joined the Post Office, and worked there for 44 years, 10 years as postmaster. John recently retired … Congratulations! REYNOLDS: In that 45 second walk, it just inspires me for the day because I go, Man, look where I work. I always turn around and look at Yosemite falls on my way down.
The smell of pine is always prevalent. At the height of spring, when the snow is melting, the reverberation of Yosemite falls makes the doors rattle in our house. And so that makes me smile. And I the power and the majesty of everything of the book. I don't even have to see it. I can hear it through the doors like, oh, my God, the falls must be really moving. The doors are really rattling today.
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