Fieldwork, above Eagle Lake. Eagle Cap Wilderness. . .
On the road in the American Northwest.
Fieldwork, above Eagle Lake. Eagle Cap Wilderness. . .
On the road in the American Northwest.
SISYPHUS & THE MOUNTAIN
Sisyphus rolls his spirit up to the top
of the mountain, where he lets it fall.
It shatters below into a thousand pieces.
He then proceeds to put the pieces
back together with the quiet
care of a Swiss watchmaker.
"See this crack? It always breaks there. It's
something present from the past"
Sometimes, the cracks just disappear, as if healed;
Othertimes, they repeat, time and again.
Sisyphus rolls his spirit back up the mountain
and lets it fall back down again.
It shatters into a thousand pieces.
He then puts the pieces
back together again, with the quiet
care of a Swiss watchmaker.
How many times has he done this?
"I don't count. Each time is the first.
Each time, the last."
LAST MAN ON EARTH
First rule: don't let the fire go out.
Prime possessions: Swiss army knife & that
stainless steel pan over there.
Most important pastime: sending smoke signals
on windless days to potential last women.
Key skill: using your ice-axe as you always have:—
digging for roots.
IX.27.2009,
Heather Camp,
Eagle Cap Wilderness
