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Edward Abbey

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    Jul 11, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Philip Fradkin dies at 77; environmental writer chronicled the West

    Philip L. Fradkin, a native New Yorker whose fascination with the West turned him into an astute chronicler of the region's history and environmental legacy in books on such topics as the great San Francisco earthquake, nuclear test fallout in Nevada and the survival of the Colorado River, died Saturday at his home in Point Reyes Station, Calif. He was 77.
    Philip L. Fradkin, a native New Yorker whose fascination with the West turned him into an astute chronicler of the region's history and environmental legacy in books on such topics as the great San Francisco earthquake, nuclear test fallout in Nevada...

    Tags: New York City, Journalism, Awards and Prizes, Wallace Stegner, Conservation

    2. Jun 10, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Hiking to see pictograph art in Horseshoe Canyon, Utah

    HORSESHOE CANYON, Utah — In a remote arm of Canyonlands National Park, deep inside a warren of rock and sand, is one of the greatest and most mysterious collections of ancient art in North America.
    HORSESHOE CANYON, Utah — In a remote arm of Canyonlands National Park, deep inside a warren of rock and sand, is one of the greatest and most mysterious collections of ancient art in North America. Towering, enigmatic pictographs, some more than 6,...

    Tags: Sundance Film Festival, Tourism and Leisure, National Parks, Butch Cassidy, Gardens and Parks

    3. Apr 3, 2005 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Exposing Utah's depths

    From Glen Canyon Bridge on U.S. Highway 89, you can see both sides of an argument. To the north is placid Lake Powell, a big, blue tropical cocktail in the arid no man's land of southeastern Utah. It's Exhibit A in the case for letting 42-year-old Glen Canyon Dam stand. To the south is the Colorado River, testily emerging from impoundment, cutting through sheer rock walls on its way to the Grand Canyon, wild and free, the way nature made it.
    Times Staff Writer
    From Glen Canyon Bridge on U.S. Highway 89, you can see both sides of an argument. To the north is placid Lake Powell, a big, blue tropical cocktail in the arid no man's land of southeastern Utah. It's Exhibit A in the case for letting 42-year-old Glen...

    Tags: Steaks, Manufacturing and Engineering, China, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Restaurants

    4. Oct 7, 2003 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. The edge of night

    We are sprawled flat on our backs on a sandstone slab, soaking in darkness this August night with the satisfaction of Iditarod dropouts basking in a wintertime tropical sun.
    Times Staff Writer
    We are sprawled flat on our backs on a sandstone slab, soaking in darkness this August night with the satisfaction of Iditarod dropouts basking in a wintertime tropical sun. Above us, the sky pulsates with 11,000 visible stars. We can pick out the...

    Tags: Environmental Pollution, Game Playing, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, U.S. Air Force, Tourism and Leisure

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