During my recent hiking and camping trip to Utah, I re-read Desert Solitaire, Edward Abbey’s eloquent and ornery work of nature writing. First published in 1968, the book recounts the author’s three-season stint as a park ranger in Arches National Park in the late 1950s, where he was stationed in a house trailer twenty miles [...]
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Edward Abbey, Nature, and the “Shock of the Real”
Posted in books, nature, tagged Arches National Park, Desert Solitude, Edward Abbey on August 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Double Rainbow Guy vs. Henry David Thoreau
Posted in books, nature, popular culture, tagged Double Rainbow Guy, Henry David Thoreau on July 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »
(photo: Modesto Bee) FAMOUS QUOTE Double Rainbow Guy: “Whoa, that’s a full rainbow. All the way. Double Rainbow. All the way. It’s a double rainbow all the way. Whoa. So intense. Whoa. Man. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa!!! My God!!! Oh my God! Oh my God! Woooo! Oh Wow! Woooo! Yeah!!! Oh my, oh my, oh my [...]
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