10 July, 2012

Explorers of the Underground | Exploration | OutsideOnline.com

Explorers of the Underground | Exploration | OutsideOnline.com: His words put me in mind of a quote by Camus. "As a remedy to life in society, I would suggest the big city," Camus writes. "Nowadays, it is the only desert within our means."

No offense to Camus, but the surface city isn't nearly desert enough. My own remedy is the other city, the city you access as an urban explorer. In terms of silent solitude, Zen-like peace, discovery and self-discovery, it is the truest man-made desert you can find.