Desert Solitaire

A reluctant nature writer, Edward Abbey writes of his experiences of, and personal philosophical developments during, his time in southeastern Utah’s canyonlands. Abbey doesn’t like to consider himself a nature writer, yet he clearly exhibits great strengths as a preserver of nature through his writings. I have currently read the introductory material and first six chapters of his book Desert Solitaire. I was immediately drawn to his descriptions of the desert because of …

…I would also be against any more development. A stick subject, that of public land use rights. Who has the right to use or not use, or limit the use of one group of people? Abbey raises these issues, and still retains the ability to bring a smile to the readers face. I intend to finish the book in the next week, and would not hesitate to recommend it, whatever the reader’s environmental preference.