Moab, Utah, gateway to Arches National Park, or the former Arches National
Monument Munnymint of Ed Abbey’s “Desert Solitaire,” will be the sight of the
Confluence Literary Festival Oct. 14-19. The “confluence” comes from the confluence of the Green and Colorado rivers in Canyonlands National Park, west and southwest of Moab and another favorite tramping ground of Abbey, given that Lake Powell almost laps at its southwest corner.
The conference will have some heavy Western literary hitters, including Doug Peacock, Abbey’s model for Hayduke in the “Monkey Wrench Gang,” official Abbey biographer Jack Loeffler, and Craig Childs.
Abbey wrote “Desert Solitaire” in 1962, based on his experiences as a seasonal ranger in Arches.
Boy, if I could get off some additional vacation time!
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