Tag Archives: mountains

Tarantula, Rainbow, Mesquite Night

Posted on March 11, 2023 by rivertoprambles

This post is basically a photo album of our winter break near Big Bend National Park in southwestern Texas. This is the fourth and final post about our visit, a reflection of family time enjoyed in the desert environs of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Big Bend National Park, desert, family, hiking, mountains, nature, photography, Terlingua, Texas, travel, writing | 15 Comments

Another Glance at Greylock

Posted on May 20, 2022 by rivertoprambles

As a kid I spent a decade growing up on a hill near Albany, NY and had a backyard view of both the Catskill Mountains, to the west, and the Berkshires to the south and east. You could say that … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bersksires, culture, fishing, Greylock, Melville, mountains, nature, Thoreau, Time, travel, writing | 22 Comments

Los Quetzales (Costa Rica #1)

Posted on August 27, 2021 by rivertoprambles

To its everlasting credit, the small nation of Costa Rica constitutionally abolished a standing military force in 1948 and pursued the goals of better education, healthcare and democracy. Progressive social and environmental programs are a hallmark of the current day, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged birding, Costa Rica #1, family, hiking, Los Quetzales, mountains, nature, Quetzal, Rio Savagre, travel | 20 Comments

Slow Sea Rising

Posted on July 20, 2021 by rivertoprambles

Casting for tarpon, paddling bioluminescent bays, adhering to a small boat in a storm-tossed sea, philosophizing in quaint tavernas, and getting lost on remote island trails are just a few of the experiences examined in my latest book– the fruit … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Costa Rica, islands, mountains, nature, poetry, Slow Sea Rising, travel, writing | 15 Comments

Grass and Glass (BRB, Part 3)

Posted on April 18, 2017 by rivertoprambles

Intending to spend the whole day fishing the Rapidan River inside Shenandoah National Park, I fished it and even took a pleasant side excursion on a brook trout tributary. White trilliums were the flower of the day, nodding their invitations to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bamboo fly rods, Blue Ridge, brook trout, environment, fiberglass rods, fly-fishing, hiking, mountains, nature, photography, rivers, Shenandoah Nat'l Park, small streams, Spring, travel, Virginia, waterfalls, wildflowers, writing | 16 Comments

Wild (No Need For a Gun)

Posted on September 29, 2015 by rivertoprambles

[Pssst…A whisper from the shadows? Yeah, I’ve got some news about a book. My first new one in about five years. From Wood Thrush Books… Beautiful Like a Mayfly can be previewed at the Amazon link under “Works” in the sidebar … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged beauty, Bob Webber, Bob Webber Trail, defense, Golden Eagle Trail, guns, hiking, humor, monarch butterflies, mountains, nature, PA trails, photography, Pine Creek, rattlesnakes, Ravenshorn, wilderness, Wolf Run Wild Area | 28 Comments

The Lake District (UK), Part 2

Posted on December 14, 2014 by rivertoprambles

If from the public way you turn your steps/ Up the tumultuous brook of Green-head Gill*,/ You will suppose that with an upright path/ Your feet must struggle; in such bold ascent/ The pastoral mountains front you, face to face./ … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beatrix Potter, dales, Jeremy Fisher, journey, Lake District, Michael, mountains, nature, poetry, stone circles, UK, Wordsworth, worship | 6 Comments

Southern Mountains, Growing Fins

Posted on December 1, 2014 by rivertoprambles

I recently had an opportunity to spend five days near the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia and in Shenandoah National Park. With snow covering the mountains above the North Fork and with the sun on my back, I took Thanksgiving morning … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Black Friday, Blue Ridge, brook trout, Captain Beefheart, family, fins, fly-fishing, foot, friends, grow fins, holiday, mountains, North Fork Moormans, thanks | 17 Comments