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Tag Archives: fracking
I Love/Hate Investigations
I love investigations, especially when they involve fish, birds, and wildflowers. Investigations involving politics, economics, or health– not so much. Returning to familiar Pennsylvania headwaters for a second consecutive weekend, I began to ponder the presence of brown trout in … Continue reading
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Tagged activism, Allegheny, environment, First Mind, fishing, fracking, hatcheries, investigations, nature, Pennsylvania, Seneca Nation, waste treatment plant, wild, Wind in Willows, writing, Zen
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Pitch Pine Loop
I found the trailhead for the Pitch Pine Loop on the north side of Rt. 44, the old turnpike famous for its long length through the wilderness of northern Pennsylvania in the early nineteenth century. Today, this ridge and valley … Continue reading
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Tagged CCC, evergreens, fracking, hiking, Miller Run Natural Area, nature, photography, pitch pine, Pitch Pine Loop, ski trails, tavern
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Waterdog (3)
[The final installment of a mini-series that began on 1/24/15… In which motivations for this labor-intensive project are investigated and linked to a famous American novel…] On Saturday morning I greeted new arrivals to our staging area and proceeded to … Continue reading
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Tagged A.B. Guthrie, environment, fracking, history, motivation, mountain men, remoteness, Scouts, small streams, The Big Sky, water dog, westward movement, wild
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Rivertops and MLK,J
I got a break from the weather; it was almost Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and I was going fishing. There was a connection here and I was going to find it. Most of us know something of Dr. King’s … Continue reading
The Upper Canyon (Experience 17)
The mid-November sun was golden, low, and mellow with the news that winter hastened its approach. If I was to walk the upper canyon comfortably this fall, if I wanted to extend the distance that I’ve fished the stream this year, … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn, caddis, canyon, energy, fly-fishing, fracking, freedom, nature, song, Spirit, The Cedar Run Experience Part 17, Time, wild trout, winter
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A Small Stream Double-Haul
I saw a muscle car with a message on the back that read, “Hang On, I Feel Like Taking a Chance!” I felt like taking a chance, myself… not with driving, but with a double-haul of small stream fishing. After … Continue reading
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Tagged becalmed, Cedar Run Experience, chance, double-haul, dry fly, Eno, fracking, Grouse & Flash, Part 11, satisfaction, small stream fishing, Whitman
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Resist, Embrace, Go Wild
These impulses can appear at any time. Take this past weekend, for instance… Resist: I went to Slate Run for a meeting when the weekend weather was superb. The place was packed with fishers, hikers, bikers, and kayakers. I paused … Continue reading
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Tagged brook trout, Coffin Fly, E. Fork Sinnemahoning, embrace, fracking, Hammersley Wild Area, Potter County, resistance, Roxy Music, Stranded, thrasher, wild
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Rivertop Rambles 