1: Desert Solitaire and the Paradox of Permits

Can a place really be wilderness if it's tied up in regulations? We take a look at the writing of Edward Abbey, Wallace Stegner, and David Gessner to find out.
Check out some of the books and resources mentioned in the show!
Cottonwood Gulch Expeditions: https://www.cottonwoodgulch.org
Desert Solitaire, Edward Abbey, 1968.
All the Wild that Remains, David Gessner, 2016. 
"Wilderness Letter," Wallace Stegner, 1960.