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Tag Archives: Lyman Run
Strange Fruit and Other Start-Ups
1. I had a couple of non-related flashbacks to the late 1980s. In the first one I recalled a winter night, trundling off to a movie at Alfred U., in which our four-month-old son experienced his first theater production. Woody … Continue reading
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Tagged Bananas, family, flashbacks, hiking, history, humor, literature, Lyman Run, nature, Slate Run, trout, Woody Allen, writing
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An Annual Bath
Over the weekend I was hoping to find a subject worthy of writing up as my 400th narrative post for Rivertop Rambles. Times were hard, or so it seemed. I managed to secure yet another reading date promoting Beautiful Like … Continue reading
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Tagged Allegheny River, bath, blogging, domestic tranquility, fly-fishing, freedom, Lyman Run, nature, post 400, Rubber Room, swamping, therapy, too late to stop, Walt Franklin books
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Fear of Fly-Fishing
Fear #1: I had a personal day off from work to try a little fishing. I hadn’t foreseen an allergy problem, or the wet, humid weather, or the full moon, or the promise of heightened solar flares. I didn’t know … Continue reading
Lyman Run, A Perfect Balance
Summer and fall were in the Equinox. Clouds and sunshine wrestled for an upper hand above. I drove along Route 6, turned off at Galeton, Pennsylvania and traversed seven miles of rough graveled road, closed to Thru Traffic. (Ask not … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn Equinox, fall fly-fishing, Galeton, glass fly rods, Lyman Run, natural balances, PA, Susquehannock Trail, wild trout
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