Month: July 2019

In 2000 I was a graduate student squeezing by on a scant stipend and I spent $50 on a pot. Fifty freaking dollars on a pot! Why would I do such a thing when I accounted for each and every dollar that was spent? Because I had an opportunity to rock climb the East Face…

In the reviews I read of Desert Cabal the book was pitched as a smack down of Edward Abbey. And while in some ways it is, it is so much more than that. And yes, there is a lot to dislike about beloved Edward Abbey. Abbey’s writing is rich in misogyny, xenophobia, and a completely…