It would have been in spring 1893; after Muir went to Chicago World Exposition and before he left for Europe in the final days of June. --hb On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 10:11 AM, Robert E Stewart <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Were John Muir and Mark Twain ever in the same place at the same time? > > Muir was close enough in age (2 1/2 years younger) for them to be > contemporaries, but without going too deep into research, a parallel > review of a > timeline of Twain, and the timeline for John Muir's life (as given at: > > http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/john_muir_day_study_guide/biographical_ > timeline.aspx ), suggests they did not ever cross trails. > > Bob Stewart > -- Prof. Harold K. Bush Professor of English 3800 Lindell Saint Louis University St. Louis, MO 63108 314-977-3616 (w); 314-771-6795 (h) <www.slu.edu/x23809.xml>