“Was It Worth It” is a collection of gripping stories of Doug Peacock’s adventures and reflections on a life lived in the wild, asking the question many ask in their twilight years: “Was it worth it?” Recounting sojourns with Abbey, as well as Peter Matthiessen, Doug Tompkins, Jim Harrison, Yvon Chouinard and others, Peacock observes that what he calls “solitary walks” were the greatest currency he and his buddies ever shared. He asserts that “solitude is the deepest well I have encountered in this life,” and the introspection it affords has made him who he is: a lifelong protector of the wilderness and its many awe-inspiring inhabitants.