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Monthly Archives: April 2015
Walking the Runs
1. Around here we call them “runs”– the small streams tumbling down the wooded slopes to the river valleys (particularly on the Pennsylvania side of the rivertop region). Nearly all of them interest me, especially those whose habitats include the … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, brook trout, evolution, fly-fishing, knowing the territory, nature, perfection, personal journal, plants, recreation, runs, sacred, sense of place, Slate/Cedar run, small streams, think small, trillium, walking
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More Than Fish, Alone
Back in the day when I read poetry to the public and published lots of stuff in magazines and in books, I had a small but certain following of people who, for the most part, haven’t followed my transition over … Continue reading
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Tagged Allegheny River, blogging, brook trout, community, Earth Day, fish, Genesee, Genesee River, Gold, headwaters, narrative, nature, opening day, PA, Pine Creek, poetry, streamer, Triple Divide, West Branch, wild trout
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Marking the Territory: Canadice Lake
It seems that over the past few years I’ve made an annual, half-hearted attempt to catch a lake trout with an artificial fly, something I’ve yet to accomplish with success. It’s not that lakers are particularly difficult to take with … Continue reading
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Tagged bear, Canadice Lake, cats, dogs, Finger Lakes, fly-fishing, fox, lake trout, Mustache, nature, territory, Time, wildness
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Shenandoah Streams Revisited
[In the previous post I reflected on the first three days of a recent visit to Shenandoah National Park. In this post I’ll summarize experiences of my subsequent and final days of hiking and fishing in Virginia’s park.] Day 4: … Continue reading
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Tagged fly-fishing, hepatica, hiking, Moormans, nature, Rapidan, river notes, Shenandoah, Shenandoah Nat'l Park, Spring, streams, Virginia
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River Notes, Shenandoah Nat’l Park
Day 1: Driving west from Warrenton, Virginia into the Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah National Park provided a pleasant reentry into the realms of hiking and brook trout fishing. Wife, Leighanne, and daughter, Alyssa, gave company and comic relief to … Continue reading
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Tagged bloodroot, Blue Ridge, fly-fishing, hiking, nature, North Fork Moormans, Rapidan River, river notes, Rose River, Shenandoah Nat'l Park, Skyline Drive, Spring
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Rivertop Rambles 