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Cloud Forest/ Coffee House (Costa Rica #4)

Posted on September 17, 2021 by rivertoprambles

[For this fourth and final post directly relating to a recent trip to Costa Rica, I’m departing from a previous chronological narrative and incorporating a thematic approach including cloud-forest hikes and patio meditations. I hope that you’ve enjoyed the tour….] … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged biodiversity, birding, cloud forest, Costa Rica #4, hiking, hummingbirds, Monteverde, nature, Santa Elena, travel, writing | 9 Comments

Under the Volcano (Costa Rica #3)

Posted on September 10, 2021 by rivertoprambles

It was a long tedious drive north from Corcovado and the Osa Peninsula to Guanacaste Province and volcano country. We broke from the Pacific palm plantations and an endless line of fruit and vegetable vendors at the “Crocodile Bridge,” walking … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arenal Volcano, birding, conservation, Costa Rica, crocodile, hiking, national parks, rainforest, Rincon de la Viega, Tenario Nat'l Park, travel, volcano, writing | 16 Comments

Corcovado (Costa Rica #2)

Posted on September 2, 2021 by rivertoprambles

National Geographic once referred to Costa Rica’s first established national park as “the most biologically intense place on Earth in terms of biodiversity.” From our previous station at Los Quetzales, we were headed down the Cordillera mountain range toward the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bahia Drake, biodiversity, birding, Corcovado, Costa Rica, hiking, monkeys, national parks, nature, Osa Peninsula, Pacific Ocean, Sierpe, travel, tropical wildlife | 12 Comments

Los Quetzales (Costa Rica #1)

Posted on August 27, 2021 by rivertoprambles

To its everlasting credit, the small nation of Costa Rica constitutionally abolished a standing military force in 1948 and pursued the goals of better education, healthcare and democracy. Progressive social and environmental programs are a hallmark of the current day, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged birding, Costa Rica #1, family, hiking, Los Quetzales, mountains, nature, Quetzal, Rio Savagre, travel | 20 Comments

Slow Sea Rising

Posted on July 20, 2021 by rivertoprambles

Casting for tarpon, paddling bioluminescent bays, adhering to a small boat in a storm-tossed sea, philosophizing in quaint tavernas, and getting lost on remote island trails are just a few of the experiences examined in my latest book– the fruit … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Costa Rica, islands, mountains, nature, poetry, Slow Sea Rising, travel, writing | 15 Comments

Stepping in the Same Stream Twice

Posted on July 15, 2021 by rivertoprambles

A day-long rain cancels my intended visit to the upper Sinnemahoning. Disappointment has me dreaming– oh, those might-have-been trout! Those wild browns upstream of Costello, those speckled natives of the East Fork pools! Some old moderns like myself get sidetracked … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged birding, daydreams, fishing, hummingbird, nature, philosophy, photography, Sinnemahoning, smallmouth bass, South Bend, warbler, whip-poor-will, writing | 14 Comments

The Way to Cross Fork Creek

Posted on July 9, 2021 by rivertoprambles

I don’t find it with a map alone, or with a GPS or through some recollection of a printed fishing guide. I’d never recognize it in the pages of Cross Creek, written by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, nor would I hear … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged chance, cross fork creek, fishing, incompleat angler, nature, photos, poetry, satisfaction, Time, travel, writing | 16 Comments

Maybe There’s a River

Posted on July 2, 2021 by rivertoprambles

Whereas many areas of western New York are currently enjoying an adequate amount of summer rain, I know that so much of our country, particularly in the western regions, is in serious drought exacerbated by some unbelievably hot temperatures… For … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged blogging, Desert Rainbows, drought, essay, hope, monsoon, nature, New Mexico, night rain, poetry, river, White Sands, Wings Over Water, writing | 12 Comments

Openings

Posted on June 22, 2021 by rivertoprambles

A late spring day along Cedar Run presented the old familiar challenge– lucky to catch and release a single trout in tough conditions. There was beauty, though, reflected from each small waterfall, each pool and riffle, from the deep green … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged birding, Cedar Run, favorite pics, fishing, friendship, nature, photography, Pine Creek, poetry, trout, whippoorwill, writing | 19 Comments

Deerpath, Native Trail, Expressway

Posted on June 15, 2021 by rivertoprambles

Flowing water can erode the toughest hills. The stream and river banks can guide the deer and other wandering creatures that adopt the simplest, most efficient routes for finding sustenance. The native tribes and pioneering humans came and walked the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged birding, Cedar Run, deerpath, expressway, fishing, native trail, nature, poetry, recreation, resistance, Slate Run Sportsmen, tarpon, writing | 19 Comments