Tag Archives: Cedar Run

Staircase Run

Posted on May 16, 2017 by rivertoprambles

The day surely started out on a bright note– a little birding in the early morning sunshine of the yard, my small binoculars picking up a bit of the warblers waving through– Blackburnian, black-throated green, ovenbird, Louisiana water-thrush and, later, the black-throated blue warbler– … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged birding, Cedar Run, environment, fishing, fly-fishing, headwaters, hiking, nature, Pennsylvania, ravines, Slate Run, small streams, staircase, trout, wild, world view | 18 Comments

Columbus Was Here

Posted on October 13, 2015 by rivertoprambles

Part 1: At the start of Columbus Day weekend I was fishing a couple of Cedar Mountain trout streams. At one point I was suiting up at a mountain crossroad when Columbus came roaring towards me on a motorcycle. He … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Allegany State Park, America, book readings, Caribbean, Cedar Run, Columbus, Columbus Day, discovery, fishing culture, fly-fishing, Genesee River, GPS, nature, photography, St. Croix, Thunder Rocks | 17 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

The Cedar Run Experience, Part 18

Posted on December 11, 2014 by rivertoprambles

I got a break from the weather, frozen days and nights brightening into a Sunday morning with the temperature rising toward the low 40s. I drove to Cedar Run and steered gently toward the headwaters over the icy lane of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged "River's Edge", Cedar Mountain, Cedar Run, Cedar Run Experience 18, holidays, ice, recollection, wet fly, wfranklin fly-fishing book | 10 Comments

Squonk Season

Posted on November 22, 2014 by rivertoprambles

It’s Squonk season in northern Pennsylvania, in the great forests near Cedar Run where I’ve been fishing of late. The Squonk was first discovered in the hemlock woods of the region in the late 1800s when exhausted lumberjacks would sit … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cedar Run, crying, folktales/folkmusic, Genesis, hallucinations, hog of the forsaken, Jorge Borges, legendary creatures, Michael Hurley, northwoods, serpent, shape-shifter, Squonk, Squonk history, Squonk hunt, Steely Dan | 11 Comments

Two Steps Forward (No Step Back)

Posted on October 7, 2014 by rivertoprambles

Step 1: The rain did not deter our weekend plan to visit Rock Run, near Ralston, PA. The run was flowing almost as clear as it was a month ago on my initial visit. Several outdoor writers have declared that … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged "River's Edge" second edition, autumn fly-fishing, canyon, Cedar Run, Cedar Run Experience Part 13, eye-injury, Fishing the Runs, fly-fishing literature, meadow, Rock Run, wild trout, Wood Thrush Books | 12 Comments

Keeping Close to the Stream

Posted on September 18, 2014 by rivertoprambles

Since the publisher for my book called River’s Edge is working on a reprint edition, I was looking at the book again and almost randomly opened to the chapter called “Fishing the Runs.” There the subject matter seemed appropo for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged "River's Edge", brook trout, Cedar Run, fly-fishing, Genesee, Harry Middleton, heaven, native trout, Pine Creek, Rothrock, Slate Drakes, stocked trout, stream, trail, wild trout | 12 Comments

The Cedar Run Experience, Part 10

Posted on September 10, 2014 by rivertoprambles

I ate a bunch of Chinese fortune cookies, looking for a bit of wisdom I could use on my next fishing jaunt. The slip of paper with six “lucky numbers” might be useful– if I was a gamer who played … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged activity, Audubon, brown trout, Cedar Run, demons, fly-fishing, fortune cookies, global warming, happiness, Higgs boson, non-activity, waterfalls | 18 Comments

Cedar Run (The Jazzway)

Posted on July 9, 2014 by rivertoprambles

As promised, I returned to Cedar Run to cover that half mile of unfished water between the two pools known as “Blue” and “Little Blue.” Visiting the stream was my next step toward completion of an eleven-mile walk along the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged albatross, bamboo rod, Barkley fly rod, Blue Pool, Cedar Run, jazz, Jazzway, Kind of Blue, Miles Davis, The Cedar Run Experience #9, water music | 8 Comments

The Cedar Run Experience, Part 8

Posted on July 3, 2014 by rivertoprambles

I got a late start on Cedar Run this year, but it felt good to return to my year-old quest of fishing all of this remarkable stream in northern Pennsylvania. My last visit was in mid-November when I broke a bamboo … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Blue Pool, Cedar Run, Cedar Run Experience, freedom, imagination, Independence, mink, porcupine, wild trout, wildness | 16 Comments