On Desert Trails With Everett Ruess Paperback – April 15, 2000

It was exactly what I ordered at a good price. 11 more words required - the, there, sever, tall, small, purple, that's eleven.

Very informative, I enjoyed the book.

A fascinating book that I read after reading "Into the Wild" with our book group. Similar situation of a young man trying to find himself. I enjoy reading a book that leads me into another one, and in this case I think I really enjoyed "On Desert Trails With Everett Ruess" more than the first one. Always a pleasant discovery!

I want to buy this, but I'm holding out for an autographed copy.

It is okay. Wish they had included some of his sketches

On Desert Trails With Everett Ruess (by Gary James Bergera, Editor, Afterword, W.L Rusho, Editor), is a collection of Ruess’ letters, diary entries, poems, watercolors, and ink prints.Ruess had a strong urge to leave civilization, and from the age of 17 until his disappearance at 20, he spent much of his time wandering southern Utah, northern Arizona, and western Colorado. He wrote passionately about his experiences. In 1934 he set off in Davis Gulch, in the Escalante region of southern Utah, the last area of America to be mapped, and disappeared.His parents kept alive his memory, and this book, and its predecessors, initiated his legend and myth. The fact that he vanished with very little evidence of his ultimate fate adds an aura of charmed mystery to his story; it punctuates his young and expressive life with pathos and glory.

A chilling voice out of the past from one who loved wilderness so much he vanished without a trace in it. I am hard pressed to come up with a book or person who was able to articulate the beauty around him more than Everett Ruess. In a tragic twist this lover of the purity nature gave and continues to give a painter's perspective in words to the American west despite the mysterious circumstances surrounding his disappearance. He left behind not only the beautiful writings of a master (and at such a young age) but also a mysterious tale of intrigue that leaves people guessing to this very day. Was he a victim of murder or did his love for wilderness drive him into the vast unknown to live out his days in the peaceful tranquility only nature can provide? Buy the book and formulate your own opinions. I highly recommend it.

Interesting lone journey in the wilderness