Abbey's Caveat:
Do not burn yourselves out. Be as I am, a reluctant enthusiast-a part time crusader, a half hearted fanatic. Save the other half of yourselves for pleasure and adventure. It is not enough to fight for the West; it is even more important to enjoy it. While you still can. While it is still there. So get out there and hunt and fish and mess around with your friends, ramble out yonder and explore the forests, encounter the GRIZZ, climb the mountains, bag the peaks, run the rivers, breathe deeply of that yet sweet and placid air, sit quietly for a while and complete the precious stillness, that lovely, mysterious and awesome space.
"Enjoy yourselves, keep your brain in your head and your head firmly attached to your body, the body alive and active, and I promise you this much. I promise you this one sweet victory over our enemies, over those deskbound men with hearts in a safe deposit box, and their eyes hypnotized by desk calculators. I promise you this; you will outlive the bastards.
Edward Abbey |
