Just finished Walden. The conclusion was nice, the bit about defining your own success hits a lot of feelings I've been having about some of the people around me. Overall though I preferred Desert Solitaire. Thoreau didn't make me want to be in the forest as much as Abbey made me want to be in the desert, and I'm almost positive I would fucking hate the desert. Rounding out the trilogy with Outermost House, and possible Down the River if I can find a copy. What other good pieces of nature writing are out there?
>>25636466Well, read more Thoreau for one. A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers. Far better than Walden for what you seem to be interested in.
>>25636466The Encantadas, or Enchanted Isles
John Muir is a huge force in the development of America's valuation of the natural world. Influential writer, conservationist, lobbyist, and the effective patron saint of Yosemite national park.The Sierra Club hosts a ton of his writing for free on their site.https://vault.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/writings/
>>25636466His Nature essays are fantastic, plus>>25636537
>>25636537On reflection I think I tended to glaze over whenever Thoreau got overly sentimental. I think Abbey strikes a better balance between the philosophizing and the actual day to day practicalities of living isolated in a harsh environment. I've skimmed some of HDTs smaller essays and they seem more my speed
