Tag Archives: beauty

Between Two Oceans

Posted on November 13, 2018 by rivertoprambles

In two days of fishing, eight days apart, I caught enough salmon to last me, in spirit, for the year. The ancestors of these fresh-run fishes came from the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, and it was good to meet this … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged alienation, Atlantic, autumn, beauty, diversity, environment, fly-fishing, government, nature, oceans, Pacific, photograpy, salmon | 12 Comments

Wings Over Water

Posted on May 23, 2018 by rivertoprambles

There were plenty of quiet moments at the book signing event, so I was glad to have some fly-tying stuff on hand. My books were piled up on the corner of a table in the store; my vise stood before … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged beauty, birding, fly tying, fly-fishing, migration, nature, Oswayo Creek, songbirds, Tao Te Ching, truth, Water, writing | 14 Comments

Brief

Posted on May 3, 2017 by rivertoprambles

When the human world seems absolutely maddening (the insanity triggered by such trifles as fidget spinners with kids, the rush for smartphone upgrades in adults, and the latest threats to the economy, environment and world peace from the fools who guide our destiny), I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged backyard, beauty, brevity, brief, brook trout, environment, fly-fishing, humanity, morels, nature, photos, red fox, sanity, small streams, Spring, work | 23 Comments

Setting the Tone

Posted on April 19, 2016 by rivertoprambles

The Tradition: On the opening day of northern Pennsylvania’s trout fishing season I went out to look at the water. Big surprise. It’s what I usually do on this date. I visited all three branches of the upper Genesee River … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged beauty, blue lines, dry fly, experimentation, fishing, Genesee River, headwaters, nature, old Plymouth, opening day, solitude, tradition, travel, Triple Divide, wild trout | 22 Comments

Wild (No Need For a Gun)

Posted on September 29, 2015 by rivertoprambles

[Pssst…A whisper from the shadows? Yeah, I’ve got some news about a book. My first new one in about five years. From Wood Thrush Books… Beautiful Like a Mayfly can be previewed at the Amazon link under “Works” in the sidebar … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged beauty, Bob Webber, Bob Webber Trail, defense, Golden Eagle Trail, guns, hiking, humor, monarch butterflies, mountains, nature, PA trails, photography, Pine Creek, rattlesnakes, Ravenshorn, wilderness, Wolf Run Wild Area | 28 Comments

With Roots in the Sky (Finale)

Posted on June 24, 2015 by rivertoprambles

1. Just over two years ago I began a series of blog posts that I’ve called “The Cedar Run Experience.” The series has reflected my intent to fly-fish and explore the whole length of a beautiful trout stream, Cedar Run, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged anti-intellectualism, beauty, Cedar Run, critical thinking, fishing, freedom, headwaters, hiking, King Crimson, music, native trout, nature, philosophy, Pine Creek watershed, racism, roots, songbirds, Summer Solstice, The Cedar Run Experience Part 20, violence, walking on air | 22 Comments

Winter Hike, a Witness on the Hill

Posted on January 13, 2015 by rivertoprambles

1. It’s too cold to fly fish. I’ll forget about the car. Turn off the computer, phone, and all blinking and beeping gadgets, and set sail for a hill walk in the neighborhood. I’ll dress well for the January snow and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged beauty, centralization, country tales, coyote, deer, Greenwood, Muir, natural balance, natural history, naturalist, nature, technology, Thoreau, village, winter birds, winter hike | 8 Comments

The Cedar Run Experience, Part 16

Posted on November 9, 2014 by rivertoprambles

In Which the Streamwalker Takes a One-Mile, 5-Step Approach Toward the Sources of the Run on Cedar Mountain… Step 1. First things first… When my son came up to visit home, we traveled to the Southern Tier Brewery in Jamestown, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged abyss, beauty, brown trout/native trout, Buck Run, Cedar Run/Cedar Mountain, culverts, Daedalus, fly-fishing, Goethe, myth, Pine Creek, Southern Tier Brewery, Straub Beer, The Cedar Run Experience Part 16, wildness | 10 Comments

Rollin’ and Tumblin’ (Cedar Run)

Posted on September 30, 2014 by rivertoprambles

1. Driving along Cedar Run Road to my parking destination, I listened to the Velvet Underground’s “Sister Ray,” 17 minutes of chaotic and perverse wonder, stirring up the vestiges of civilized existence. It was good to shake things up a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged beauty, Capt. Beefheart, Cedar Run Experience, fly-fishing, music, Part 12, psychology, R.L. Burnside, Velvet Underground, wild trout, wildness | 10 Comments

From the Bucket List

Posted on August 24, 2014 by rivertoprambles

A number of experienced Pennsylvania anglers, in addition to fishing writers such as Charles Meck and Dwight Landis, have described Rock Run, a tributary of Lycoming Creek in north-central PA, as the most beautiful, spectacular, and picturesque trout stream in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged beauty, bucket list, Elizabeth S. Benjamin, first woman fly-tier, fly-fishing, Loyalsock State Forest, Lycoming Creek, Ralston, Rock Run, swimming holes, wet fly leaders | 16 Comments