Book I, Part I - Desolation in Solitude: Chapters 25 - 27 Summary

The cabin holds the debris of a hundred hours of living on the Desolation Peak. Kerouac lists many items that were left for him as well as the things that were packed to bring along to aid the author's survival including a cowboy book that he finds distasteful enough to throw away. Kerouac reminisces about a special pea green soup made by a friend during a camping trip at Potrero Meadows. Some of the canned food in the cabin is still good despite being left by previous lookouts. There is much in the way of supplies that Kerouac disdains and leaves on the shelves to rot or takes outside to feed to the deer. Although Kerouac's basic needs are taken care of, the author longs...