Tag Archives: exploration

A Plea for a Gentle, Soaking Rain

Posted on June 6, 2023 by rivertoprambles

Spring 2023 has turned out to be one of the driest seasons in years for this section of the country. Woodlands, gardens, lawns, and trout streams are suffering from a current lack of rain. I recently reread a letter sent … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged drought, exploration, flyfishing, friendship, nature, night fishing, PA Wilds, rain, spirit of place, wild trout, writing | 7 Comments

The Grey Ghost of April

Posted on April 29, 2023 by rivertoprambles

By mentioning the grey ghost I’m not referring, on this occasion, to the famous streamer pattern of trout flies first created by Carrie Stevens (the artist of Rangely, Maine, and not the Playboy model). I’m referring to the passage of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged April, Conhocton River, exploration, fly-fishing, Grey Ghost streamer, natural images, streams & rivers, Time, trout, waterfalls, wild ginger, writing | 18 Comments

Islands of the Sky (Big Bend)

Posted on January 6, 2023 by rivertoprambles

The Chisos Mountains in Big Bend National Park have been described as “sky islands surrounded by desert.” I’ve had an opportunity to delve into those remote volcanic isles, to note their varying temperatures and moisture levels, from the Rio Grande, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Big Bend National Park, Chihuahuan Desert, Chisos Mountains, exploration, hiking, Islands of the sky, Mexico, poetry, Rio Grande, Texas, travel, wild nature, writing | 10 Comments

Operation Perdigon

Posted on June 4, 2020 by rivertoprambles

I’d intended to fish the brook ever since a friend indicated that his son had looked for trout there years ago. Through my decades of digging into local history, especially with regard to native fish populations, I had never seen … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged brook trout, exploration, fishing, friendship, headwaters, local life, nature, nymphing, Perdigons, preservation, small streams, writing | 11 Comments

On a Small Island

Posted on August 21, 2019 by rivertoprambles

Small islands have been inspirational for me since my long-gone days of bumming through the quiet waters of the blue Aegean. Most recently, I helped my daughter move from Providence, Rhode Island to neighboring Warwick, on the west side of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged biking, Block Island, exploration, fishing, islands, nature, poetry, Providence, Rhode Island, striped bass, travel, WaterFire, writing | 16 Comments

Western Field Notes #1: South Platte River

Posted on June 27, 2018 by rivertoprambles

I’m no expert on this Gold Medal river southwest of Denver. In fact, I just made my first visit to the South Platte in beautiful Colorado. My introduction to the famous trout stream below Cheesman Reservoir was made, in part, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Colorado, exploration, fishing, nature, Pike's Peak, Rocky Mountains, sense of place, South Platte River, travel, western landscapes, writing | 20 Comments

We-Who-Went-to-the-Sun (and-Weren’t-Eclipsed!)

Posted on September 1, 2017 by rivertoprambles

“A national park highway should have not only fine natural scenery, but exhibitions of ingenious engineering skill. It should have at least a few tunnels, galleries, terraces, bridges, hairpin turns, and all that sort of thing– to produce the surprises, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged camping, engineering, exploration, fly-fishing, Glacier National Park, glaciers, Going-to-the-Sun-Road, hiking, Montana, national parks, nature, photos, Rocky Mountains, Sun, travel, Tully Lake | 17 Comments

Of Grizzly Bears and Cutthroat Trout

Posted on August 21, 2017 by rivertoprambles

[In which Yellowstone National Park becomes a focus in the 4th part of my “Top of the Rockies” travelogue. I hope that you enjoy.] The wide sagebrush spaces of western Wyoming finally narrowed in a series of canyons near the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged birds, camping, cutthroat, environment, exploration, fly-fishing, grizzly bear, Henry's Fork, hiking, nature, osprey, photos, Snake River, Soda Butte Creek, travel, Wyoming, Yellowstone | 18 Comments

Dinosaurs on the Green

Posted on August 18, 2017 by rivertoprambles

It was a cool day with light rain showers as friends from Salt Lake City joined us for a cold-desert romp outside of Vernal, Utah. Emma and Brendan joined Brent, Catherine, Leighanne, and yours truly for a visit to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged birds, canyon, desert, Dinosaur, exploration, Flaming Gorge, fly-fishing, Green River, Harper's Corner, hiking, national monument, nature, photos, Sounds of Silence, travel, Utah, Yampa River | 16 Comments

The Rough Country

Posted on June 28, 2017 by rivertoprambles

Whether we enjoy the notion or not, everyone who strives for well-being needs to stay in contact with the wild. Such contact is readily attained in sanctified places like our state and national parks, but we can’t always reach those … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Apple Tree Hollow, exploration, Gary Paul Nabhan, hiking, humanity, Life, nature, rough country, Slate Run, timber rattlesnake, trout fishing, wild | 22 Comments