The Monkey Wrench Gang Chapter Summary & Analysis - On Your Feet: The Chase Begins, Into the Heat: The Chase Continues, and Land's End, One Man Left Summary

On Your Feet: The Chase Begins, Into the Heat: The Chase Continues, and Land's End, One Man Left Summary

Doc stops some of the oncoming pursuers by dropping caltrops into the road behind the jeep. Caltrops are small balls of spikes that are used to flatten tires. The foursome take off on a side trail that is barely road, and Doc wonders why he is here. They head toward the Maze, which is a barren stretch of land they have stashed supplies in. They stop the vehicles, see helicopters approaching, and take off on foot with their packs and Hayduke's rifle. Smith tells Abbzug when she asks that the Maze is thirty-five miles away at least, with little water in between and landscape that is mostly plateaus and cliffs. Abbzug begins to whine about being hungry, her feet hurting, and other things, while Smith looks at the situation from a peak. Search and Rescue are all over the area, armed. The foursome...
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