I can't speak for everyone else, but there were times traveling around the Western U.S. when I felt a bit guilty. L.A., Phoenix, Gomora. Some of that stuff probably should not be there, but it is.
However, many of you lived in Flagstaff at one point or another. I'm going to suggest that no one feel guilty about living in Flagstaff. From what I've read so far (halfway through the book) Reisner doesn't try to reconcile smaller settlements and prudent use of water with the arid west.
Flagstaff is nestled between a high-altitude canyon rim (adiabatic cooling catalyst) and some super bad-ass mountains. Through snow melt, monsoon recharge and local aquifers our little mountain town served as a sort of point source for water resources. Furthermore, there was no large-scale agriculture or irrigation associated with the city.
Don't cry Flagstaffians, it's not your fault. Now let's go shoot poo-water all over AZ Snowbowl!
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