SOLVED. Edward Abbey essay, Grand Canyon suicide story, ironic to the max. [s]

[Cindy]

I read this in one of Abbey’s many books of essay collections and now can’t for the life of me track it down. An east coast college student, from Yale iirc, drove all the way to the Grand Canyon to commit suicide. He parked by a place that was (in)famous for suicide leapers. Then he put tubing on his exhaust pipe and committed a gentler exit.

[Kris]

The Serpents of Paradise: A Reader by Edward Abbey is one book.

"When I worked at Grand Canyon, a young English major from Yale, unlucky in love, drove his car all the way from New Haven Connecticut, to jump from Toroweap Overlook."

Google Books' advanced search:
All of the words: suicide grand canyon | language: English | Author: Edward Abbey

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[Cindy]

Kris wrote: "The Serpents of Paradise: A Reader by Edward Abbey is one book.

"When I worked at Grand Canyon, a young English major from Yale, unlucky in love, drove his car all the..."

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[Kris]

You're welcome. Glad you found your book, Cindy.