Damnation of a Canyon Review

After reading an essay titled “The Damnation of A Canyon,” I was filled with emotions that were very real in my own life. Every summer my family enjoys multiple trips to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, where we play in the red, sandstone paradise. It is my favorite place in the world.

The Essay written by Edward Abbey, brings up several valid points about Glen Canyon and the environmental damages that occurred when the River was stopped and the canyon was flooded. He opens his story by talking about his comparison of Glen Canyon before and after it was turned into Lake Powell. He talks about the carefre
e 150 mile river trip through the beautiful, wildlife-filled, Glen Canyon. He then referres to Lake Powell as a place for mac...