there was a moment in time when we had the gasoline and the level of development such that fairly ordinary people could do things like raft the Grand Canyon or climb a mountain in Glacier but not everyone had started to do it yet, so the things you would see were still somewhat wild and free. there was still wildlife around. you could see the stars.

that moment is gone, most people don't know. but we're reading The Monkey Wrench Gang right now and it's making me nostalgic for that brief time.