Tag Archives: outdoors

A Few Words From the Photos

Posted on May 24, 2017 by rivertoprambles

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged azalea, brook trout, eagles, environment, fly-fishing, headwaters, Kettle Creek, local life, moccasin flower, nature wildflowers, outdoors, Pennsylvania, photography, rainbow trout, upstate New York | 22 Comments

24/365

Posted on April 24, 2017 by rivertoprambles

The old cliché says “Earth Day everyday,” but in a sense it might be true. I’m old enough to remember the original Earth Day celebrations on campus, and the week in April 1992 when I gave four public poetry readings centered … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged catch-and-release, Earth, Earth Day, environment, fly-fishing, Genesee River, lifestyle, outdoors, photographs, rite of spring, small streams, stream projects, tree planting, Trout Unlimited, woodcock, writing | 18 Comments

The News from Fisher Brook

Posted on February 14, 2017 by rivertoprambles

There’s an old fellow coming down from the forest trail this afternoon to fish for an hour or two. He claims to be suffering from a serious cold, but to cast here for brook trout won’t be detrimental since the air … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged brook trout, cold water, dry fly, environment, fisher tracks, fishing, I'm a Believer, nature, news, outdoors, Robert Wyatt, small streams, solitude, wildness, winter | 21 Comments

Three Days in Shenandoah

Posted on December 1, 2016 by rivertoprambles

On the eve of Thanksgiving Day, my son gave my wife and me a walking tour of Theodore Roosevelt Island on the tidal flats of the Potomac River in Washington, D. C. That morning walk on the circuit trail culminating … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Blue Ridge Mountains, exploration, family, fly-fishing, hiking, holiday, naturalist, nature, outdoors, photography, politics, Shenandoah National Park, Teddy Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt Island, travel | 24 Comments

Brought by the Rain

Posted on October 25, 2016 by rivertoprambles

Hopefully the three to four-inches of rain over the past weekend signifies the end of a long drought in rivertop country, but only time will tell if that’s the case or not. The streams and rivers had risen quickly into … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged environment, fly-fishing, Halloween, Lake Ontario tribs, nature, outdoors, photography, rainfall, salmon, trout, western New York | 18 Comments

An Artful Dying

Posted on October 19, 2016 by rivertoprambles

All I’ve got this week is a handful of photographs, folks, and no real excuses. Maybe it’s autumn ennui at one extreme or the busyness of a nut-gathering squirrel at the other, but in any case, I hope you like … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged "Dying", autumn, drones, environment, fishing, fruit, nature, outdoors, photography, poetry, sunsets, transitions, trout | 18 Comments

Right Angle Weekend

Posted on October 12, 2016 by rivertoprambles

It was a three-day weekend with a common theme. It started on a Saturday with a visit to the upper Allegheny River. An overnight rainfall had discolored the water a bit; the forest leaves were brightening with autumn change, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged brook trout, brown trout, environment, fly-fishing, Kettle Creek, nature, outdoors, photography, politics, refuge, Slate Run, travel | 16 Comments

A Week on the Autumn Road

Posted on October 6, 2016 by rivertoprambles

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged autumn, changes, fishing, gentian, nature, outdoors, peace, photogr, photography, poetry, travel, trout, witch-hazel | 12 Comments

Mapping It

Posted on September 27, 2016 by rivertoprambles

Oh, the fishing has been slow to non-existent due to the continued drought conditions here, but I’ve been busy writing, working and otherwise driving down the roadways mapped inside my muddled brain. I was pleasantly surprised by a blogging pal … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged death, earthstars, fly-fishing, Infinity Burial Suit, mapping, nature, outdoors, photography, poetry, preservation, Slate Run, Slate Run map, wildness | 23 Comments

September Quickenings

Posted on September 13, 2016 by rivertoprambles

The road dead-ended at the state forest lands in Potter County. I knew that the trout streams would be low but, given the sudden coolness in air temperature, I figured that the water temps would be cooler also, and safe … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged autumn, environment, fly-fishing, native, nature, outdoors, photography, poetry, quickenings, Rio Grande King, small streams, weather, wild | 22 Comments