Abbey, And His Fear Of Progress
The day that the gray jeep with the U.S. Government decal and "Bureau of
Public Roads" on it, Edward Abbey knew that progress had arrived. He had
foreseen it, watching other parks like his, fall in the face of progress.
He knew that hordes of people and their "machines" would come (Abbey 50-51).
Most people see progress as a good thing. Abbey proclaims. "I would rather
take my chances in a thermonuclear war than live in such a world (Abbey
60)."
"Prog-ress n. forward motion or advance to a higher goal; an advance;
steady improvement (Webster's)." Is progress really all of that? How can
you improve on mother nature? Progress actually detracts from the parks
natural beauty. Cars, ...
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car troubles, traffic, hotel rooms, other visitors pushing them onward,
their bored children, and the long trip home in a flood of cars. Many of
them take tons of pictures, possibly so that they can actually enjoy the
park without all of the hassles (Abbey 58). Without leaving their cars
they will never actually experience the beauty and wonderment of the parks.
They will only find the stress and chaos that they sought to leave at home
(Abbey 59).
There is a minority though, that prefers to be able to get away from the
modern world completely, and travel throughout the parks on foot, bicycle,
or horse. With these vehicles they can travel on quiet trails that are
impassable by automobiles. These trails will lead them to places where
progress has yet to hit. They can sleep in the open, breath the fresh air,
and hear nothing but mother nature herself. They will never get pushed out
of the way buy the rush of other tourists, cramming to catch a glimpse of
the sights (Abbey 59). ...
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leave their cars behind to
experience the outdoors.
Abbey has thought up a good, reasonable solution that would bring the
outdoors back to the outdoors. His plan is simple, it has three steps.
Although his plan may seem a bit drastic, a plan like this is needed. The
first step of his plan is to keep all motorized vehicles out of the park.
The second, stop building roads. The third and final step is to set the
park rangers to work.
For the first step, a giant parking lot would be constructed about ten
miles away from the park. This will require people to find other means of
transportation, such as feet, bike, or horses to get there. The best plan
would be for the government to ...
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