Courthouse Towers, Arches NP. It was in 1968, with the publication of Desert Solitaire, that Edward Abbey described the wonders of Arches. Now a national park over run with tourists and travelers, the roads are wide and paved and the trails outlined in stone. Almost impossible to obtain a camping site. Yet leave the roads and trails and head into the back country and you discover the landscape and wilderness that Abbey experienced.Friday, June 22, 2007
Arches National Park
Courthouse Towers, Arches NP. It was in 1968, with the publication of Desert Solitaire, that Edward Abbey described the wonders of Arches. Now a national park over run with tourists and travelers, the roads are wide and paved and the trails outlined in stone. Almost impossible to obtain a camping site. Yet leave the roads and trails and head into the back country and you discover the landscape and wilderness that Abbey experienced.
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