...also went to Lake Powell since Edward Abbey hated it so much. Tried to imagine it with a river running through the canyon. Weird to see so many boats, and large ones, in the desert. Desert Solitaire and Monkey Wrench Gang are both required reading.
@sngltrkmnd: Both are good reads. I like the autobiographic nature of Desert Solitaire. MWG is a hoot, and easy to see how some like Earth First took off from Abbey's starting point.
And how. Goal is to become mechanically competent enough to be able to do most of the potential wrenching necessary should there be a mechanical on the trail.