Drive-Thru Nature: The Problems with Paved Roads

[train_rider]

The follow essay was written as an assignment for a class entitled "Nature and the American Imagination." It is a response to the first few chapters of Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey. If you have ever visited a National Park, you need to read this book. If you have any concern for the environment, you need to read this book.

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[ryanlarmer]

"I don't have no sports car and I don't even care to have one. I can walk any time around the block." - Bob Dylan

Also, your line about human beings not being herd animals reminds me of in Edward Scissorhands when he says, we're not sheep.

[train_rider]

It was taken from a section of the book, so I can't take complete credit for it. If you're interested at all in government policy or the natural world, or you want to read a modern-day Walden, read this book.

-Paul

[ryanlarmer]

Oh... It really sounded like the way you write, though.