Henry Schrandt (trail name: Wild Heart) writes about the Domelands and feeling home in the wild:
This leg of the trip was remarkable in so many ways. I felt
like I got to fully experience the core aspects of the Sierra Institute. Our
group embarked to a region of the Sierras known as the Domelands. I have never
seen that much granite in my entire life.
The entire trip consisted of extreme weather patterns, from
blistering heat to electric thunder storms. I came to love these unpredictable
weather patterns. We read poetry underneath boulders that gave us shelter from
the pouring rain. It made me feel like I was home. There was an excitement
in being in the storm; the air was charged with energy from the white-hot
lightning that struck earth in the distance.
I have gained a lot from this trip. The tone set by my peers
and the surrounding habitat has given me insight into my inner wilderness. My
heart has been in need of healing and reassessment, and for six days out in the
back country I managed to be content with the current challenges of my world.
All I can say is that my Sierra Institute tribe and the spirit-filled
wilderness gave me the gift of being.
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