How difficult to imagine this place without a human presence; how
necessary. I am almost prepared to believe that this sweet
virginal primitive land will be grateful for my departure and the
absence of the tourists, will breathe metaphorically a sigh of
relief--like a whisper of wind--when we are all and finally gone
and the place and its creations can return to their ancient
procedures unobserved and undisturbed by the busy, anxious,
brooding consciousness of man.
Edward Abbey
