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Something Out of Nothing

A ray of light shot from the December darkness that surrounded me for a while. My son Brent and Catherine Rothwell, from Warrenton, Virginia, were married on the banks of the Anacostia River in Washington D.C. on December 23rd. The … Continue reading

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The Cedar Run Experience, Part 8

I got a late start on Cedar Run this year, but it felt good to return to my year-old quest of fishing all of this remarkable stream in northern Pennsylvania. My last visit was in mid-November when I broke a bamboo … Continue reading

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Autumn Journal: October 15

[The four posts of my “Autumn Journal” series from this time of year in 2011 were moderately successful, in my opinion. To celebrate the first birthday of Rivertop Rambles, I’d like to add a post or two to the Journal series here in … Continue reading

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Blueliner (for Natives)

I’ve always loved those thin blue lines on topographic maps. I’ve liked their free-form routes through the hills and mountains leading to the larger creeks and rivers that depend on them for sustenance. Those squiggly blue lines on topo maps … Continue reading

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