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Following environmentalist Edward Abbey's footsteps in the Utah and Arizona deserts

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Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, near Ajo, Ariz.

Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, near Ajo, Ariz. (Christopher Reynolds/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Edward Abbey (1927-1989) was a desert rat, a chronic contrarian, a serial government employee with a penchant for anarchy.

He made his reputation by exploring Arches in the nonfiction "Desert Solitaire" (1968), then doubled his fame in 1975 with "The Monkey Wrench Gang," a novel that follows four misfits as they lament lost wild places, burn billboards, disable heavy equipment and dream of liberating the Colorado River from the concrete grip of Glen Canyon Dam. In the wake of that book, a few of his admirers founded Earth First!

Hikers at Turret Arch, Arches National Park, Utah.

Hikers at Turret Arch, Arches National Park, Utah. (Christopher Reynolds/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Arches Scenic Drive, Arches National Park, Utah.

Arches Scenic Drive, Arches National Park, Utah. (Christopher Reynolds/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Mexican Hat, Utah.

Mexican Hat, Utah. (Christopher Reynolds/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

The Colorado River's Horseshoe Bend is part of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, outside Page, Ariz.

The Colorado River's Horseshoe Bend is part of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, outside Page, Ariz. (Christopher Reynolds/Los Angeles Times/TNS)



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