Tag Archives: photography

Meeting the River Trout

Posted on December 12, 2023 by rivertoprambles

The break in December weather was like a holiday gift from the gods. The air temp rose to 53 degrees F., the river temp to 44. Although the sun hid behind the deep gray clouds, I stood in the northern … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art, books, brown trout, entertainment, flyfishing, food, gifts, good luck, nature, photography, poetry, river trout, small streams, travel, winter fishing, writing | 18 Comments

Serenity

Posted on October 16, 2023 by rivertoprambles

In a world of war and conflict, social and political malaise, it sure is nice to step from the beaten path into autumn’s colorful serenity. With recent trips into the Adirondacks (heavy rain from a passing tropical storm) and to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 50 years, Adirondacks, autumn, Family (band), fly-fishing, nature, photography, poetry, progressive R&R, refuge, serenity | 12 Comments

Whimbrel Winds and Arctic Sun

Posted on August 22, 2023 by rivertoprambles

[Part 5 of the Icelandic series] The dark gyrfalcon flies along the Westfjords, the Arctic sun its sorcery. I remember my second-grade self, the kid who pasted images of birds– spoonbill, barn owl, snow-white gyrfalcon– squarely on the pages of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged birds of Iceland, breweries, Iceland, midnight sun, nature, photography, poetry, Viking Beer, whimbrel, witchcraft, writing | 14 Comments

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

A Burnin’ Barrel Monologue

Posted on November 9, 2021 by rivertoprambles

“I remember when it wasn’t so easy getting there. We didn’t have a nice road along the crik. Had to come up out of Cross Fork, or else hike down along the Hogback on that path… what’s it called, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged autumn, climate change, drinking, fishing, folklore, hiking, monologues, nature, Pennsylvania Wilds, photography, poetry, trout/salmon, writing | 12 Comments

Stepping in the Same Stream Twice

Posted on July 15, 2021 by rivertoprambles

A day-long rain cancels my intended visit to the upper Sinnemahoning. Disappointment has me dreaming– oh, those might-have-been trout! Those wild browns upstream of Costello, those speckled natives of the East Fork pools! Some old moderns like myself get sidetracked … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged birding, daydreams, fishing, hummingbird, nature, philosophy, photography, Sinnemahoning, smallmouth bass, South Bend, warbler, whip-poor-will, writing | 14 Comments

Openings

Posted on June 22, 2021 by rivertoprambles

A late spring day along Cedar Run presented the old familiar challenge– lucky to catch and release a single trout in tough conditions. There was beauty, though, reflected from each small waterfall, each pool and riffle, from the deep green … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged birding, Cedar Run, favorite pics, fishing, friendship, nature, photography, Pine Creek, poetry, trout, whippoorwill, writing | 19 Comments

Indian Pipe (World Among Many)

Posted on July 22, 2019 by rivertoprambles

With roots set deep, with leaves translucent, the plant’s waxy fingers pull death from the ground. The Corpse Plant, epiparasitic, is a smoky spirit of the dark woods, of fecund banks near rotting beech or pine trees, nodding its head … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged community, destruction, environment, fishing, humor, Indian Pipe, nature, photography, poetry, politics, writing | 18 Comments

Brookie Joe’s Quick Pics

Posted on April 15, 2019 by rivertoprambles

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Blue Ridge, brook trout fishing, Catoctin National Park, environment, fly-fishing, hiking, Maryland, nature, photography, poetry, Spring, Virginia, wildflowers | 14 Comments

Old Woodenhead’s Wish

Posted on December 14, 2018 by rivertoprambles

[In this rapidly changing world of ours, I’m glad that some things are relatively stable and unchanging. For example, it’s December and the winter snow and ice are here again, and Old Woodenhead (my alter-ego of December’s Holi-Daze) has made … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Allegheny River, blogging, Christmas, environment, fly-fishing, headwaters, Nine Mile Run, Old Woodenhead, photography, Pine Creek, small streams, Wings Over Water, winter holidays, writing | 17 Comments