Jarrett fishing on the Panorama Trail - Yosemite National Park
It has been 2 weeks since we returned from our 10 day trip to the Sierra Mountains and I haven’t written anything about the experience. The main reason is that I have been in the process of moving into a new house and haven’t found the time. Luckily, Jarrett has volunteered to write the first post for our trip and I won’t waste any time posting it….in his own words…
“The importance of insignificance…
It often takes an experience like this to open ones eyes as to how trivial their “stresses”really are. The immensity of the landscape as we saw it humbled me and I never tired of seeing it. Gradually I was able to let go of the wretchedness and boredom of my career and actually enjoy myself. The time at which I most realized this was while fly fishing one of the Deer Ponds. Knee deep in the stunning blue water and watching the setting sun illuminate the canyon wall; I cast my fly to rising trout. Some were caught but many were lost as I could only look in bewilderment at the scene which surrounded me. This was the most serene I have felt in years. I have brought this memory back with me and think of it often when the sense of urgency or alarm props up in daily life. Things really aren’t as important or disquieting as I once thought, (specifically with the aforementioned job). To further propel this feeling is the idea of carrying everything you need for multiple days survival on your back. To live so simply out of a backpack and make the most efficient use of space was both exhilarating and relaxing. If you didn’t have it and made it through a night, you didn’t need it. I very much look forward to loading the pack fly rod into the pack and heading out again.”
