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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A place you must visit when visiting Switzerland! The Bavona Valley, in the Canton of Tessin, Switzerland, is a side valley of the Maggia Valley and is considered the steepest rockiest, and most unusual valley in the entire Alpine region. &#8230; <a href="https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/in-the-valley-of-the-hobbits/">Read More</a></p>
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<h5>A place you must visit when visiting Switzerland!</h5>
<p>The <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bavonatal">Bavona Valley, in the Canton of Tessin, Switzerland</a>, is a side valley of the <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_Maggia">Maggia Valley</a> and is considered the steepest rockiest, and most unusual valley in the entire Alpine region. The slopes that encircle it rise several hundred meters in height and were sculpted by the glaciers millions of years ago that once covered the region. The <a class="thirstylink" title="Planning a trip to Italy?" href="https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/recommends/planning-a-trip-to-italy/" target="_blank" rel="Sponsored nofollow noopener">Bavona Valley is known in Switzerland</a> for its rock houses. These are not buildings made of wood or stone the traditional way, but caves and grottos that were merely buildout by human hands. The rooms consist of solid rock walls, as do the ceilings.<br />
People used these caves as shelters for themselves and their animals: living quarters, cellars, and stables were built under the huge slabs of rock left behind by the glaciers. Until a few decades ago, alpine shepherds lived in these cave dwellings.</p>

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<h5>The Bavona Valley</h5>
<p>joins the <a title="Valle Maggia" href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_Maggia">Maggia Valley at </a><a title="Bignasco" href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bignasco">Bignasco</a> . <a title="Bavona" href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bavona">The Bavona</a> flows through the valley. It rises around 560 meters over a length of 12 kilometers.</p>
<p>The valley is a narrow U-shaped glacial <a title="trough valley" href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trogtal">trough valley. </a>The many boulders and stones that litter the valley floor date from the time when the glaciers retreated and from landslides such as that of 1594 at Fontana.</p>
<p>There are twelve hamlets (Terre) on the valley floor, whose inhabitants were called <i>Terrieri</i>. Because there were no roads until 1950 and the intentionally non-existent electricity today, the uniform townscape with the traditional stone houses (so-called <a title="rustico (building)" href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rustico_(Geb%C3%A4ude)">rustici</a> ) has been preserved, even if the latter have sometimes lost their original character somewhat through additional decorations such as geraniums and wagon wheels. Electricity connections are forbidden in the valley for reasons of traditional protection, even if this ban is circumvented again and again by the residents in a variety of ways (generators, small turbines, solar cells, car batteries).</p>
<p>The hamlets are called &#8211; from south to north &#8211; Mondada, Fontana, Alnedo, Sabbione, Ritorto, Foroglio, Roseto, Fontanelada, Faèd, Bolla, Sonlerto and San Carlo (Val Bavona). <sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bavonatal#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> The best-known is Foroglio with the Calnègia waterfall, which, with a height of 108 m, is one of the highest in Ticino. <sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a title="" href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bavonatal#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup> Except for San Carlo, the last village in the valley, which belonged to <a title="Bignasco" href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bignasco">Bignasco</a>, all were part of <a title="Cavergno" href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavergno">Cavergno</a>. Together with these two formerly independent municipalities, the whole valley became part of the Municipality of <a title="cevio" href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cevio">Cevio</a> in 2006. <a class="mw-redirect" title="Robei" href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robiei">From San Carlo a cable car goes up to the Robiei</a> reservoir of the <a title="Maggia power plants" href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggia_Kraftwerke">Maggia power plants</a>, the starting point for tours to the <a title="Basòdino" href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bas%C3%B2dino">Basòdino</a>or to the <a class="mw-redirect" title="Cristallinahütte" href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristallinah%C3%BCtte">Cristallina hut</a>.</p>
<h4><span id="Geschichte" class="mw-headline">History </span></h4>
<p>The valley was abandoned around 1500 because of the harsher climate. At the bottom of the valley are the ruins of the village of <a title="Presa di San Carlo" href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pr%C3%A8sa_di_San_Carlo">Prèsa di San Carlo</a> . The inhabitants settled in Cavergno or Bignasco and in the spring they moved back into the valley with their animals to the various altitude levels (tiered economy or <a title="transhumance" href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transhumanz">transhumance</a> ), where they owned dwellings and stables. In order to cultivate the scarce meadows &#8211; seventy percent of the area is unproductive &#8211; steep stairways were built in higher areas and hanging meadows (prati pensili) were laid out on large boulders. Stables, cellars, and shelters (splüi) were set up under large fallen boulders.</p>
<h4>How to get there</h4>
<p>Val Bavona can be reached from <a title="Locarno" href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locarno">Locarno by car or bus in about an hour.</a></p>
<p>From Bignasco, in good conditions, you can take the 41 km long regional long-distance hiking trail <i>Sentiero Cristallina</i> (signposted as hiking route no. 59) via the <a class="mw-redirect" title="Cristallinahütte" href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristallinah%C3%BCtte">Cristallina hut</a> in three stages to <a title="Airolo" href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airolo">Airolo</a> in the <a class="mw-redirect" title="Bedretto Valley" href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedrettotal">Bedretto valley</a>.</p>
<p>The section from Mondada to Foroglio ( <i>Percorso della Transumanza</i> ) is designed as a themed trail with information boards about <a title="transhumance" href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transhumanz">transhumance</a> .</p>
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<h4>Shopping in Como</h4>
<p>Only an hour and a half from home we find ourselves in Italy by Lake Como, what a fantastic region; it’s been a while since we came to this area, we have been to Milan a few times, which is about 2 1/2 to 3 hours from home, this is our first visit to the city of Como.</p>
<p>I really liked this city, great shops, quaint little bars, and coffee shops everywhere. The Cathedrale was absolutely amazing! I was stunned walking in there, almost a bit ostentatious, but absolutely incredible workmanship.</p>
<h5>The weekend market</h5>
<div id="attachment_13142" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-13142" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-13142 size-medium" src="https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG-20221120-WA0002-300x193.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="193" srcset="https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG-20221120-WA0002-300x193.jpg 300w, https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG-20221120-WA0002.jpg 640w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p id="caption-attachment-13142" class="wp-caption-text">Mel Gibson in Como</p></div>
<p>was about a 3/4 mile long, double-laned, with an astoundingly choice of merchandise.</p>
<p>It seemed like all the locals were shopping for food and supplies for the week, and I can understand why since the prices were a fraction of what we pay in Switzerland. I had two Cappuccinos in one of the side street little cafes, and when asked for the bill the waitress told me “2.50 please” I said<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>“Excuse me?” she replied, “Two fifty Signore”, two fifty for two Cappuccino? Wow, in Switzerland we pay 4.80 for one!</p>
<p>My friend Franco wanted to buy some shoes for his wife, the shoe store owner told us to look out for Mel Gibson, who was strolling around Como, and George Clooney, who owns now two houses on Lake Como.</p>

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<p>I cannot comment on the food, as we only eat some chicken skewers at the market, which were delicious, and then I had a slab of cold pizza in a food court market, they couldn&#8217;t heat it for me because another large pizza dominated the oven, so instead of waiting I eat it cold while walking. We then had dinner over <a title="Castles of Bellinzona, Switzerland" href="https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/castles-of-bellinzona-switzerland/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">the border in Switzerland</a>, on the way back, in the Tessin region, our friend Franco said he knew a little place somewhere above Airolo, very rustic, traditional Ticinese food served, but he hadn’t been back for a couple of years, so we decided to give it a try. It was dark when we arrived in the area, we drove to a small village with very narrow streets to reach this little restaurant, as we walked in we realized it didn’t look anything like rustic anymore, with white table cloths, burgundy glasses on the tables, the place was painted over, it looked brand new. We then were told that a new owner had taken over about two months ago.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Therefore the food was not as good as we all expected.</p>
<p>Anyways, we shall go back to Como for further exploration of the surrounding areas, and visit that market again.</p>

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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#160; WHAT WILL BE BUILT? The main Tunnel The main tunnel runs parallel to the first tube at a distance of approx. 70 meters and will also be 16.9 kilometers long. The second tube will be connected to the existing &#8230; <a href="https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/swiss-groundhogs/">Read More</a></p>
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<h3>WHAT WILL BE BUILT?</h3>
<h5>The main Tunnel</h5>
<p>The main tunnel runs parallel to the first tube at a distance of approx. 70 meters and will also be 16.9 kilometers long. The second tube will be connected to the existing tunnel system. The tunnel cross-section is round and has a diameter of approx. 12.3 meters. The lane in the tunnel, including the emergency lane, will be around 8 meters wide. A total of 68 connecting tunnels are planned at intervals of 250 meters along the entire length of the tunnel. The space above the roadway is available for the ventilation systems and is connected to the existing ventilation shafts.</p>
<p>Two service ducts are provided in the cavity under the roadway. All lines for electricity, communication, and extinguishing water, which are necessary for the maintenance of the tunnel, are installed in a canal. The second channel provides space for third-party infrastructures. For example, the power grid operator Swissgrid: They are replacing their existing high-voltage line over the Gotthard Pass with a new line in the road tunnel. Linking such a line to a road tunnel is a pioneering project across Europe. After commissioning, the old line over the Gotthard Pass will be dismantled.</p>
<p>The Gotthard tunnel between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Göschenen">Göschenen, Uri</a>, and<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticino"> Airolo, Ticino</a>, needs extensive renovations and repairs. That would require a full lockdown of the tunnel. So that the north-south connection can be maintained during the renovation, the Federal Roads Office FEDRO will be building a second tunnel tube over the next few years. It is expected to be operational in 2029. Then the repair of the first, existing tube will start. Both tunnels will then be available as of 2032. Only one lane will be open in each direction, so the traffic capacity through the Gotthard will not be increased.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>Delia, the name of the tunnel boring machine, is characterized by the pink color of its &#8220;body&#8221;. Ten elements with different equipment and installations are attached to the drill head so that the ready-to-use drilling machine has a total length of 175 meters and a total weight of 1,100 tons.</p>
<p>After the start-up phase, Delia will begin drilling through rock in August 2022 to the southern geological fault zone, 4.9 km away, which it is expected to reach in June 2023. With a head diameter of “only” 7.4 meters, Delia is one of two small tunnel-boring machines used on this site. In the main tunnel, two tunnel boring machines with a diameter of 12.3m work.</p>
<h4>THE REGION</h4>
<p>The construction of the second tube affects the surrounding region, <a class="thirstylink" title="Planning a trip to Europe? Discover top places and save on things to do. Plus Reserve now and Pay Later" href="https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/recommends/planning-a-trip-to-europe-discover-top-places-and-save-on-things-to-do-plus-reserve-now-and-pay-later/" target="_blank" rel="Sponsored nofollow noopener">the Urner Oberland and the Leventina Valley</a>. The environmental compatibility of the project has been proven, but there are still unavoidable effects. These are compensated for with appropriate environmental protection measures to upgrade habitats and landscapes in the region.</p>
<h4>LAKE DEPOSIT IN<a href="https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/stories/stroll-along-lake-uri-switzerland/"> LAKE URI</a></h4>
<p>The train transports around 3.5 million tons of rock material from the excavation of the second tube to Flüelen. There it is used for the renaturation of shallow water zones in Lake Uri. In this case, renaturation means the restoration of near-natural habitats and an increase in biological diversity</p>

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<h4>WAS WIRD GEBAUT?</h4>
<h5>Der Hauptunnel</h5>
<p>Der Haupttunnel verläuft in ca. 70 Meter Distanz parallel zur ersten Röhre und wird ebenfalls 16,9 Kilometer lang sein. Die zweite Röhre wird an das bestehende Tunnelsystem angeschlossen. Der Tunnelquerschnitt ist rund und hat einen Durchmesser von ca. 12,3 Meter. Die Fahrbahn im Tunnel inklusive Pannenstreifen wird rund 8 Meter breit. Auf der gesamten Tunnellänge sind im Abstand von jeweils 250 Metern insgesamt 68 Verbindungsstollen geplant. Der Raum über der Fahrbahn steht für die Lüftungsanlagen zur Verfügung und er wird mit den bestehenden Lüftungsschächten verbunden.</p>
<p>Im Hohlraum unter der Fahrbahn sind zwei Werkleitungskanäle vorgesehen. In einem Kanal werden alle Leitungen für Strom, Kommunikation und Löschwasser installiert, die für den Unterhalt des Tunnels notwendig sind. Der zweite Kanal bietet Platz für Infrastrukturen von Dritten. Beispielsweise für die Stromnetzbetreiberin Swissgrid: Sie ersetzt ihre bestehende Hochspannungsleitung über den Gotthardpass durch eine neue Leitung im Strassentunnel. Die Verknüpfung einer solchen Leitung mit einem Strassentunnel ist europaweit ein Pionierprojekt. Nach der Inbetriebnahme wird die alte Leitung über den Gotthardpass zurückgebaut.</p>
<p>Der <a class="thirstylink" title="Planning a trip to Europe? Discover top places and save on things to do. Plus Reserve now and Pay Later" href="https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/recommends/planning-a-trip-to-europe-discover-top-places-and-save-on-things-to-do-plus-reserve-now-and-pay-later/" target="_blank" rel="Sponsored nofollow noopener">Gotthard-Strassentunnel zwischen Göschenen, Uri, und Airolo, Ticino</a>, braucht eine umfangreiche Instandsetzung. Dafür wäre eine Vollsperrung notwendig. Damit die Nord-Süd-Verbindung während der Sanierung aufrechterhalten werden kann, baut das Bundesamt für Strasse ASTRA in den nächsten Jahren eine zweite Tunnelröhre. Sie ist voraussichtlich ab 2029 in Betrieb. Danach steht die Instandsetzung der ersten Röhre an. Ab 2032 stehen dann beide Tunnel zur Verfügung. Pro Richtung wird stets nur eine Fahrspur offen sein, die Verkehrskapazität durch den Gotthard wird also nicht erhöht.Delia, die Tunnelbohrmaschine, zeichnet sich durch die rosa Farbe ihres «Körpers» aus. Zehn Elemente mit verschiedenen Ausrüstungen und Installationen werden an den Bohrkopf angehängt, so dass die einsatzbereite Bohrmaschine eine Gesamtlänge von 175 Metern und ein Gesamtgewicht von 1&#8217;100 Tonnen erreicht.</p>
<p>Nach der Startphase wird Delia, der name der Tunnelbohrmaschine, sich ab August 2022 bis zur 4,9 km entfernten geologischen Störzone Süd durch den Fels bohren, welche sie im Juni 2023 erreichen soll. Mit einem Kopfdurchmesser von «nur» 7,4 Metern ist Delia eine von zwei kleinen Tunnelbohrmaschinen, die auf dieser Baustelle eingesetzt werden. Im Haupttunnel werden zwei Tunnelbohrmaschinen mit einem Durchmesser von<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>12,3 m arbeiten.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Federal President Guy Parmelin visited Pope Francis in the Vatican on Thursday, May 6th. In the afternoon he took part in the swearing-in of 24 new Swiss Guardsmen. Because of the pandemic, the swearing-in ceremony took place in the narrowest &#8230; <a href="https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/swiss-federal-president-as-guest-at-the-swearing-in-ceremony/">Read More</a></p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Federal President Guy Parmelin visited Pope Francis in the Vatican on Thursday, May 6th.</strong></p>
<p>In the afternoon he took part in the swearing-in of<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Guard"> 24 new Swiss Guardsmen</a>. Because of the pandemic, the swearing-in ceremony took place in the narrowest possible framework and without guest cantons, as the Swiss Guard wrote. Only parents and siblings of the new guardsmen as well as the families of the active guardsmen were allowed to take part in addition to a few selected representatives from Switzerland.The new guardsmen come from the cantons of Aargau,<a title="My Favorite City in Switzerland" href="https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/my-favorite-city-in-switzerland/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"> Lucerne</a>, Bern, Nidwalden, Zurich, Valais, Solothurn, Waadt, Thurgau, Graubünden,<a title="Third longest train tunnel in Switzerland" href="https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/the-third-longest-train-tunnel-in-switzerland/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"> Ticino</a>, Freiburg and St.Gallen. For the first time, <a href="https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2021-05/pope-francis-greets-new-swiss-guard-recruits.html">the celebration was broadcast via live stream, from Vatican Radio</a>. &#8220;This morning I had the honor of talking to Pope Francis,&#8221; tweeted Guy Parmelin on his visit to the Papal States in the early afternoon. He also spoke to Cardinal Secretary Pietro Parolin.</p>
<p><strong>Guard in &#8220;Gran Gala&#8221;</strong></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>The Garde presented themselves at the inauguration later in the afternoon in &#8220;Gran Gala&#8221;, ie in uniform including armor. This is usually only worn for the papal blessing &#8220;Urbi et Orbi&#8221; at Christmas and Easter.</p>
<p>The body of the Pontifical Swiss Guard was founded in 1506 by Pope Julius ° II. founded, discontinued twice, and only reorganized in 1810. The defense of Pope Clement VII against the numerically far superior Sösdner army of Emperor Charles V at the Sacco di Roma &#8211; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sack_of_Rome_(1527)">the sack of the Holy City &#8211; in 1527 is remembered.</a> 147 Swiss Guards perished at that time.</p>
<p>The Swiss Guard is still responsible for the Pope&#8217;s security today. The guard has been gradually increased from 110 to 135 men since 2018, as the Department of Economics, Education, and Research had announced before the inauguration. A member of the Papal Guard must be Swiss, at least 1.74 meters tall, younger than 30 years, and Catholic. The inauguration of the world&#8217;s smallest army always takes place on May 6th &#8211; in memory of Sacco di Roma.</p>

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<h5>Barracks expansion by 2027</h5>
<p>In his address, Christoph Graf, the commander of the Swiss Guard, referred to the construction of the barracks, which should be completed on the 500th anniversary of the Sacco di Roma in 2027.</p>
<p>Because the Swiss Guard has increased its staff, the new building will offer up to 60 percent more space but consume 55 percent less energy, as reported by the <a href="https://www.kath.ch">kath.ch portal</a>, which is closely related to the Swiss Bishops Conference.</p>
<p>A special challenge is therefore the outer facade of the barracks facing Via di Porta Angelica. This is also the border between the Vatican State and the Republic of Italy and should fit into the street scene. For this, they need the green light from Unesco.</p>The post <a href="https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/swiss-federal-president-as-guest-at-the-swearing-in-ceremony/">Swiss Federal President as guest at the swearing-in ceremony</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.ulrichkoepf.website">Food, Travel, and Stories from a Swiss Chef Who Cooked Around the World </a>.]]></content:encoded>
					
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h5>Ein einsamer Fischer,</h5>
<p>geht in die Wildnis des <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_(state)">Bundesstaates Washington</a> auf der Suche nach riesigen Alpenforellen in unberührten türkisfarbenen Seen. &#8220;Die Ergebnisse sind spektakulär&#8221;, Leif Steffn</p>
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<p>Da war es wieder &#8211; ein allzu vertrautes Plätschern im flachen, felsigen Teil des Sees, vielleicht 200 Fuß am Ufer entlang, von wo aus ich stand. Ich hatte es schon zweimal gehört und nichts als kreisförmige Wellen auf der glasartigen Oberfläche des Wassers gesehen. Aber diesmal habe ich zugesehen. Gerade als ich das torpedoförmige, krachende Objekt, das von der Wasseroberfläche aus startete, als <a title="Fishing Day in Quinto, Tessin, Switzerland" href="https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/family-fishing-day-quinto-switzerland/" rel="nofollow ">massive Forelle</a> identifiziert hatte, sprang ein zweites in die Luft und schnappte sich ein unglückliches In</p>
<h5>Ich war tief in den Cascade-Bergen,</h5>
<p>des Bundesstaates Washington unterwegs, um nach Alpenforellen zu suchen, um sie zu fangen und zu essen, und um ein weiteres Abenteuer für meinen YouTube-Kanal, NW Fishing Secrets, zu filmen. Ich hatte meine Angelshow im April 2019 als Hobby begonnen und Lehrvideos zum Fangen lokaler Fische gedreht. Als das Publikum jedoch schnell wuchs, wurde mir klar, dass die Zuschauer mehr wollten.</p>
<p>Sie wollten fühlen, wie es ist, tatsächlich in der Wildnis zu sein. NWFS war mehr als eine Tutorial-Serie geworden &#8211; es war jetzt eine Angel-Abenteuershow, die die Natur in die Wohnzimmer der Menschen brachte und es Zuschauern, die diese abgelegenen Orte möglicherweise nicht besuchen können, ermöglichte, sie zu erleben, als wären sie bei mir.</p>
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<p>war ich mit meinem selbst umgebauten gelben Wohnmobil von 1998 100 Meilen von meinem Haus in der Nähe von <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle">Seattle</a> in die Berge gefahren. Der abgelegene Ausgangspunkt war weitere 12 Meilen eine Schotterstraße hinauf, die von mehreren kleinen Bächen überquert wurde. Ich wollte mich so weit wie möglich vom städtischen Leben entfernen, um an einem Ort zu sein, an dem es unwahrscheinlich war, dass ich eine andere Seele sehen würde. Ich wollte alleine in den Bergen sein. In dieser Nacht filmte ich Zeitraffer des strahlenden Sternenhimmels, während ich meine Kameraausrüstung für ein viertägiges Abenteuer mit Bergwanderungen und Angeln vorbereitet</p>
<p>Am nächsten Morgen machte ich mich nach einer erholsamen Nacht auf dem kleinen Bett hinten in meinem Van und einer Tasse frisch gebrühten Kaffees, der in meiner kleinen Küche an der Seitentür zubereitet wurde, auf den Weg. Ich war so leicht wie möglich unterwegs &#8211; in meinem Rucksack befanden sich mein Zelt ohne Stangen, mein Schlafsack, mein Butanofen, mein Wasseraufbereiter, mein Erste-Hilfe-Kasten, meine Angelrute und -rolle, Köder und verschiedene andere Dinge. Meine Videogeräte &#8211; fünf Kameras, Batterien, Stative und ein Solarladegerät &#8211; müssen das Gewicht jedoch auf etwa 60 Pfund gebracht haben. „Wir sehen uns in vier Tagen“, murmelte ich zu meinem Van, bevor ich im Wald verschwand.</p>
<h5>Eine Stunde später,</h5>
<p>wurde klar, dass ich an einen neuen Ort ziehen musste. Und da sah ich die beiden großen Fische am Ende des Sees springen. Ich trat vorsichtig durch die Heidelbeerfelder, die zwischen mir und der Futterforelle lagen, und machte so wenig Lärm wie möglich. Der Klang trägt sich an einem so unberührten, ruhigen Ort und würde den Fisch erschrecken.</p>
<p>Wie in Zeitlupe öffnete sich die Wasseroberfläche, gefolgt von einer massiven Forelle, deren Augen auf das Insekt gerichtet waren</p>
<p>Ein toter Baum und ein großer Felsbrocken bildeten eine kleine Halbinsel, genau dort, wo die Forellen sprangen. Ich konnte jedes Detail im klaren, türkisfarbenen Wasser sehen. Versunkene Baumstämme lagen zwischen Felsbrocken. Gräser säumten das Ufer. Es gab überall Insekten. Ich sah eine große Libelle, die anmutig Zentimeter über der Wasseroberfläche schwebte, direkt neben den untergetauchten Felsblöcken. Ein Schatten tauchte aus der Tiefe auf. Dann öffnete sich wie in Zeitlupe die Oberfläche, gefolgt von einer massiven Forelle, deren Augen auf das Insekt gerichtet waren und deren mächtiger Schwanz es aus dem Wasser trieb. Es endete alles mit einem riesigen Spritzer, der keine 20 Fuß vor meinen Augen lag. Die Libelle war weg. Ich wusste jetzt, wie man diese Riesenforellen fängt.</p>
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<h5>Mein Vater ist ein Biologe,</h5>
<p>der sich auf Schmetterlinge spezialisiert hat &#8211; das Studium von Schmetterlingen und Motten. Er brachte mir in den deutschen Wäldern bei, wo ich aufgewachsen bin, wie man verschiedene Insekten fängt und identifiziert. Während sich eine Libelle als schwer zu fangen erweisen würde, machte ich mich auf die Suche nach Libellenlarven &#8211; einer jugendlichen Unterwasserform dessen, was gerade von diesen Forellen gefressen wurde. Ich drehte vorsichtig mehrere kleine, untergetauchte Steine ​​und Rindenstücke um (und legte sie vorsichtig zurück) und sammelte drei Larven.</p>
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<p>Meine kompakte Angelrute wurde mit einem Schwimmer ausgestattet, mit dem Sie dem Fisch Ihren Köder in einer festgelegten Tiefe präsentieren können. Mit den Libellenlarven am Haken und einer Tiefe von 2½ Fuß unter dem Schwimmer entdeckte ich die Forelle wieder auf der Jagd. Ich warf die Larven vorsichtig etwa einen Meter vom fütternden Fisch entfernt. Sofort änderte der dunkle Schatten seine Richtung und ging direkt auf meinen Haken und das langsam zappelnde Insekt zu. Mein Schwimmer tauchte unter die Oberfläche.</p>
<h5>Die Forelle schlug und sprang,</h5>
<p>und schoss dann vor eine Kamera, die ich unter Wasser gestellt hatte, um die Aktion zu filmen. Ich hielt die Angelrute in einer Hand, griff mit der anderen nach meinem Netz und zog den Fisch vorsichtig hinein. Ich konnte sofort das Gewicht einer schönen Regenbogenforelle mit silbernem Körper und ausgeprägten rosa Streifen am Körper und kleinen dunklen Flecken auf der Oberseite ihres Schwanzes spüren. Ich hatte mir nicht nur gerade das Abendessen gesichert, sondern Tage, an denen ich Ausrüstung vorbereitet, gefahren, gewandert und gefilmt hatte, waren gerade zu einer neuen Folge meiner Show geworden. Es gibt nur sehr wenige Dinge, die lohnender sind, als Ihr eigenes Essen zu fangen oder zu suchen. Die Sonne ging jetzt hinter den Bergen unter und ich verbrachte den Rest des Abends damit, die Reinigung meines Fangs zu dokumentieren, Zwiebeln und Avocados zu hacken und die Episode mit einem köstlichen zu beenden Forellentaco. Das Beste von allem war, dass es nur der erste Tag meiner Rucksackreise war. In den Bergen, ohne Telefonempfang, Internet oder Fernsehen, fühle ich mich wie auf einer Reise zurück in einfachere Zeiten, in denen ich mich von alltäglicher Aufregung und Lärm befreien kann.<br />
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