Valley of the Moon (Jack London Ranch)

In 1905, Jack London, American adventurer and author of "The Call of the Wild," "The Sea Wolf," "White Fang," and more than two dozen other books, purchased over 100 acres of land outside the town of Glen Ellen, in Sonoma County, California. He called the area "the Valley of the Moon." The ranch he built is now a California State Park and National Historic Landmark. The grounds include the ranch house, farm buildings, the House of Happy Walls, the ruins of the ill-fated Wolf House, and the graves of Jack and Charmian London.

http://www.parks.sonoma.net/JLPark.html

Music by Kevin MacLeod, incompetech.com

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[ZLATIKOR]

thanks...jack london is my idol...at least i drink like him.lol...just kiding john barlycorn is a piece of art as well but he is my here for real.respect jack..you will never die

[kenrg]

I'm glad this video is finding so many appreciative readers on YouTube. Thanks!

[Leopolduslizessu]

я училась читать по книгам Джек Лондона.

Герои романов "Белый Клык", "Сердца трёх", Морской Волк", "Мартин Иден" - я жила среди них в детстве.

[kenrg]

From my bad translation, I think you said you learned to read from Jack London's books. That's excellent!

[ladfemax]

Interesting! Did you take the videos?

[kenrg]

Yes - I shot this last June, during all the wild fires, which is why the sky has that gray haziness to it.

[lindaljune23]

It is a lovely location. It was always hot and dry when I visited. Very haunting when you see the ruins of the burned mansion.

[Masiakasaurus]

I live near there, and I've been there a number of times. It's a great hiking park, and the Wolf House is always worth visiting. :)

[4everjackjohnson]

It is a shame that Jack London was such a product of his time. He was a simple racist and could not see beyond his turn of the century views. He was not a visionary. He was a good writer, but there have been thousands of those throughout the years. Jack London is truly dated, and it is a shame he could not see beyond his own hatred. Hopefully, he has found peace and understanding wherever he may be. The last thing he should be though is glorified...

[oogieboogiewaltz]

Thanks for the great video! :-)

[ilgattapardo]

Thanks for your video, which brought back memories of my visit there a decade ago.

[MsRagazzino]

Мне повезло ребёнком учиться грамоте, читая повесть "Белый Клык" (восьмитомник издания 1955 года) Спасибо!

[databknight]

Thank You, Jack London! You are allways in my heart! Никто не мог бы с большим основанием повторить: "О, люди, я жил!.." Он бессмертен!

[iNSANEcOOkieMONstEr]

Actually, Thegreatsubscriber, I just visited the park and a Ranger there told me that with London's accumulations, he gathered a total of 1400+/- acres. I think he may have started low, but definitely ended up with a larger number.

[lsalvadorable]

The Bush families are the culprits of this economy!! Read your History. Never since the great depression has our society face such challenges due to incompetences and narrow minded old leaders

[kalpal67]

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha­hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha­ha!!! Palin! that was good. Wow its been so long i don't remember this. did i even mention politicss or was i just talking about jack london as a known racist?