Desert Solitaire

About this book

DESERT SOLITAIRE is the story of the authors experiences during three seasons as ranger in charge of the Arches National Monument a 33 000 acre preserve in Utahs high desert. Like Thoreau before him Abbey reflects on the happiness a man can find within himself particularly when alone in the wild. Unlike WALDEN Abbeys book is concerned with wilderness preservation and he goes after the spoilers with energy. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.