Tag Archives: home place

Between the Streams

Posted on May 10, 2018 by rivertoprambles

There have been a lot of ups and downs here since the last post on Rivertop Rambles. I spent six days fishing in the Blue Ridge out of 10 days in Virginia, boulder hopping, climbing streams like Cedar Run, the … Continue reading →

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Roots ‘n’ Boots

Posted on March 10, 2017 by rivertoprambles

For most citizens living in a modern world, to talk about the “home place” is an unfamiliar exercise. Most of us today are socially mobile and often move from place to place for economic or recreational reasons. Today, we rarely live in one … Continue reading →

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The Final Word (A Recollection)

Posted on January 12, 2014 by rivertoprambles

Every once in a while I’ll think about an incident that happened long ago when we first moved into Rivertop country. By choice, our new home was a place of relative isolation with a willful exclusion of major media sources. … Continue reading →

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Autumn Journal: October 25

Posted on October 25, 2012 by rivertoprambles

Lately I’ve been thinking of some anchorholds in this crazy life of mine. The first thing that came to mind is not the most significant anchorhold, but it’s pretty hefty nonetheless: Flyfishing is my anchorhold in a world gone mad. … Continue reading →

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Wanderings North and West

Posted on July 2, 2012 by rivertoprambles

With a walk up the North Ridge I could say goodbye to the green hills of home, farewell for a little while. It had been a hot day but the evening was fairly comfortable. The steep seasonal road took me … Continue reading →

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