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Moving Along...

Been vaccinated for a long time and it's hard to see how many people did not get the jab.  They are now reaping the results of their decision.  I could understand not wanting something put into your body.  I feel the same way, except the amount of research, testing and trials vaccines need to go through is extensive.  They go way over my "bar" of evidence.  And that is what I look for is evidence, not feeling or reading something somewhere.

To this end I now am able to travel to Utah to fix up our rental house in utah (need to reduce water usage there a lot!) and then later for some other (local like) trips we have planned.  I still feel bad for the those getting COVID-19 but it's not like it snuck up on them or anything.   I do feel bad for those that are being impacted by the choice of others.  The medical field, kids, schools, service workers and the like that are being harmed in the lively hood if not even their lives.

This is a quick trip to Utah to work on the house but before I leave I got some good fly fishing in.  I also finished up hiking the rest of the AT trail through Shenandoah N.P. (about 44 miles left).  Perfect weather for hiking with cool temps during the 4 days we where there.  I think it was the best hiking trip I've had in a long time.

Got some fly fishing done too.  Been fly fishing at Big Creek in GSMNP but yesterday I did some small water native trout fishing back at Rock Fork State Park in TN.  Did well catching between 8-10 fish but it was work all the way.  For one thing, you can stay in one spot and reel them in.  This is small pocket water that is crystal clear and at any sight of movement sends the fish into cover.  So you have to walk in and around the creek while working your way up stream.  Each new pocket contains about 1 fish so you only have a few casts until they wise up to you.  This results in always moving to the next pocket and trying again.  Nice day (except for the bugs still) with many native trout caught.  The creek is small so the trout is also small, but still fun to catch (and release).

Next trip after Utah is Savanna, GA then later it back to the Uncle David's beach house in the pan handle of FL.the really big trips.  Hope more people get vaccinated so more variants don't appear.

Next year is for the big trips...

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