Abbey was right about the desert

[tanya]

By Lee Benson
Deseret Morning News

Editor's note: Columnist Lee Benson is bicycling through Utah's five National Parks, beginning at Arches and ending at Zion. His columns will chronicle what he sees, hears and avoids along the way.
"This is the most beautiful place on earth."

MOAB

[Gixxer]

my copy is sitting on my nightstand, guess I should read it this year

[tanya]

Same here! A book I have always wanted to read, yet have not!

[Sombeech]

That would be cool to take a road trip through the parks.

[tanya]

I figured you bikers would enjoy that. :popcorn:

[live2ride]

Nice post, I need to add that book to the list of books I must read!

[asdf]

No.. put it on the top of that list.

Desert Solitaire is required reading.....

[tanya]

Nice post, I need to add that book to the list of books I must read!

"Chip, i'm gonna go Ape Shit on your ass."


I must ask! Who is Chip :haha:

[Cirrus2000]

No.. put it on the top of that list.

Desert Solitaire is required reading.....
An annual read. Like a pilgrimage of the mind.

[greyhair biker]

Im scheduled to do Canyonlands in the fall...the White Rim trail...100+ miles in three days, at least that is the supposed schedule. I am leaning more to the uutah group ride either in Moab or Zions :haha:

[PunchKing]

100+ miles in three days, death is emanate. Better to do the group thing and survive.

[greyhair biker]

Ive been trying to think up a way out of the white rim trip for a while now...lots of jeepin is fun but Id rather bike with the group!

[chromehead58]

This is a book that you can not read just once...ed is the man, the dude is my idol! i read the book every spring before i start biking and back-packing. everyone that loves the wilderness needs to read this book and then when you get done...read it again...as ben franklin said.."any book that is not worth reading twice, is not worth reading"
then after you read desert solatire..go buy monkey wrench gang...fun read by ed...

[chromehead58]

oh and great post...do you have the rest of his writings on the trip..?

[live2ride]

I need to go to Barnes & Noble to see if the book is a little less expensive than REI, 40.00 there but either way I would like to read this book soon, and also I need to get down to moab once it cools off a bit.

[Cirrus2000]

I need to go to Barnes & Noble to see if the book is a little less expensive than REI, 40.00 there but either way I would like to read this book soon, and also I need to get down to moab once it cools off a bit.
Hmm, paperback is $6.99. I had borrowed a friend's copy a couple years ago. Bought my paperback last year at Ruby's Inn, Bryce. Kind of a neat spot to buy it, despite the crass commercialism.

Should have got it at Moab's Arches Book Company - my favourite little bookstore/cafe around...

Wherever, however you get it, read it read it read it! :2thumbs:

[gonzo]

You can get Desert Solitaire for $1.06 off Amazon's used book marketplace:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0345326490/ref=dp_olp_2/102-4531238-0701711?ie=UTF8&qid=1186780779&sr=8-2

But, if you're really gonna read Ed you must go to Ken Sanders Rare Books in downtown SLC and browse through the dusty shelves until you find the copy you want to read.

[live2ride]

Ok, thanks for the post I just picked it up off of Amazon along with two other books:
The Monkey Wrench Gang

Zinn and the art of Mountain bike maintenence.


All for under $20.00 Thanks, I didnt even think about Amazon untill the posts!!

[chromehead58]

Let me know wht you think about it...as i said earlier, i love this book, i bet i have read it at least 5 times...and learn something new each time i read it! happy reading!

[gonzo]

Ok, thanks for the post I just picked it up off of Amazon along with two other books:
The Monkey Wrench Gang

Read Desert Solitaire first. MWG is a fun book, but ultimately it's a comic book. Ed's true passion (and I'd like to believe, his true voice) is best demonstrated in Desert Solitaire.