Edward Abbey at his home in Tucson, AZ. (Kirk McKoy / LAT)
Friends and admirers gather for a evening of story telling about Ed Abbey at Pack Creek Ranch outside of Moab, Utah. (Branson Reynolds / for The Times)
Ken Flight, owner of Pack Creek Ranch, stands beside Ed Abbey’s writing cabin. (Branson Reynolds / for The Times)
Edward Abbey (Kirk McKoy / LAT)
Writer Jack Loefler is the author of the “Adventures with Ed,” an Edward Abbey biography. (Branson Reynolds / for The Times)
An informal writting seminar taught by Mary Sojurner, a well-know Southwest writer from Tucson, at the Ed Abbey Speaks gathering. (Branson Reynolds / for The Times)
Ed Abbey’s 1973 Ford F-100 pick-up truck. Plastic flowers on the hood are one of Abbey’s trademark. (Branson Reynolds / for The Times)
