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May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.

Edward Abbey

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Edward Abbey
Age: 62 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 29
Died: 1989
Died: March 14
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Environmentalist
Essayist
Novelist
Philosopher
Screenwriter
Writer
Edward Paul Abbey
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Clouds
Trails
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Adventure
Hiking
Lonesomeness
May
Amazing
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Bikers
Way
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Mountains
Winding
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Leading
Lonesome
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Rising
Trekking
Dangerous
Rise
Crooked

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