A rancher is a farmer who farms the public lands with a herd of four-legged lawn mowers.
Edward AbbeyLate in August the lure of the mountains becomes irresistible. Seared by the everlasting sunfire, I want to see running water again, embrace a pine tree, cut my initials in the bark of an aspen, get bit by a mosquito, see a mountain bluebird, find a big blue columbine, get lost in the firs, hike above timberline, sunbathe on snow and eat some ice, climb the rocks and stand in the wind at the top of the world on the peak of Tukuhnikivats.
Edward AbbeyWe need wilderness whether or not we ever set foot in it. We need a refuge even though we may never need to go there. We need the possibility of escape as surely as we need hope.
Edward AbbeyDefiance is beautiful. The defiance of power, especially great or overwhelming power, exalts and glorifies the rebel.
Edward Abbey