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Tag Archives: ecology
Taking Flight
Many of you who have followed this blog for a while understand that I seldom honk my horn, attempting to promote the books I write. Occasionally, though, a new work is issued and I’m justly proud to release it like … Continue reading
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Tagged "Rivertop Rambles", birds, books, ecology, fly-fishing, natural history, nature, poetry, small press, Walt Franklin, Wings Over Water, Wood Thrush Books, writing
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Reaching Out
1. In spring the surface of an orchard pond is broken into circles as the trout begin to feed. It’s like a fantasy gifted by the kingbird in its flight– away to the pear tree’s pearly blossoms. In summer the … Continue reading
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Tagged conservation, ecology, natural energy, nature, New Year, poetry, reaching out, red fox, seasons, spirits of place, Walt Franklin, white ash, writing
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Ephemera: the Eco-Myths
1/ From mayfly egg to molting nymph, from deep channel into warming shallows, from the underwater shuck into floating dun’s regalia– the two-tailed fly… A few escape the charge of hungry trout, ascend into willows for the garb of … Continue reading
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Tagged ecology, fishing, Green-Ass McGee, Kettle Creek, mayflies, myths, nature, Nemeton, poetry, Sononjoh, Walt Franklin, writing
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No Run-of-the-Mill Run
I’d passed the Pine Creek tributary a thousand times, hardly ever noticing its alder-bank flow beneath Route 6. I seldom considered its steep descent along the edge of state forest land until I learned it was a PA Class A … Continue reading
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Tagged ecology, environment, fly-fishing, Gougers, hiking, lost terrain, Mill Run, Pine Creek, poetics, psychology, wild, wild trout
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Panther Run
I’ll call the small stream “Panther Run.” This Pine Creek tributary, once renowned for mountain lion sightings, is now a freestone tumbler that’s unwilling to reveal its actual moniker. I fished the run initially on a sparkling day in May, … Continue reading
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Tagged brook trout, common names, ecology, environmental defense, fly-fishing, myth, nature, Panther Run, Pine Creek, poetry, small streams, trout lily, wildflowers, writing
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The High Bridge
The high bridge that I have in mind is not some railroad or passageway on a trestle over an impressive gorge or canyon. It’s a simple concrete bridge that takes a forest road in northern Pennsylvania over a favorite trout … Continue reading
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Tagged bridge, Butternut Hollow, ecology, fly-fishing, habitat, headwaters, native trout, Pennsylvania, photography, small streams, stream remediation, wild trout, writing
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Two of America’s Finest
En route to Warrenton, Virginia for several days, I stopped to fly-fish a couple of America’s finest trout streams. We were heading south to help celebrate Independence Day and the recent engagement of son and future daughter-in-law. With an extra … Continue reading
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Tagged best trout streams, Big Spring Creek, birding, Carolina wren, celebration, ecology, Ed Shenck, fly-fish, Independence, Letort Cricket, LeTort Spring Run, limestone creeks, marriage, most difficult streams, nature, springs, the Ditch, trout, wild, wild trout
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A Pine Creek Ramble
“It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it.” –John Burroughs The winter air in the Pine Creek Natural … Continue reading
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Tagged canyon, canyon fishing, ecology, Ice Age, Iroquois, John Burroughs, longest creek, natural area, nature, Pine Creek Gorge, Rail Trail, railroad, river otter, trail bikes, tributaries
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