Tag Archives: Pine Creek

Winter Hike, Mt. Tom

Posted on February 7, 2017 by rivertoprambles

Like many of us these days, I was feeling the tension that resulted from a sense that our country was bursting at the seams. I didn’t feel above the moral degradation that seemed to be plaguing the land, but I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged birds, dissent, mountain, Mt. Tom, nature, Pennsylvania, photography, Pine Creek, politics, vistas, wild, winter hiking, writing | 20 Comments

Springtime Again

Posted on March 22, 2016 by rivertoprambles

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged birds, deer, fishing, jazz, lodging, music, photography, Pine Creek, poetry, Slate Run Ant, song sparrow, springtime, Sun Ra, Will Christman | 15 Comments

A New Book Sunday

Posted on March 2, 2016 by rivertoprambles

The morning sky was colored like a bluebird’s wing, and the temperature promised to reach the 60s mark. My wife and I headed toward the West Branch Pine to do some hiking, but first we stopped for breakfast at a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Chanterelles, Destroying Angels, earthstars, Galeton, hiking, mushrooms, music, nature, Pine Creek, poetry, Spring, writing | 12 Comments

A Light in the Forest

Posted on December 15, 2015 by rivertoprambles

Leaving behind the holiday parties and the jingly shopping marathons, I traveled to the Pennsylvania forest. The unusual December warmth and overcast sky contributed to a feeling of relief and abandon. En route I passed a bald eagle perching near … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged color, eagle, fishing, forest, grouse, headwaters, hiking, holidays, light, music, nature, photos, Pine Creek, rare bird, religion, spiritualism, trout, Winter Solstice | 14 Comments

Beautiful Like…

Posted on October 5, 2015 by rivertoprambles

Beautiful like an autumn brook trout rising from its low-water house to snatch a dry fly on the riffles… I was on the upper Kettle just before the big rains came, and it was good. Many native trout, survivors of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beautiful Like a Mayfly, birding, brook trout, exploration, fishing, hiking, hurricane, lunar eclipse, nature, Nature writing, Pine Creek, small presses, Straight Run, Toronto Blue Jays, tranquility, Walt Franklin, Wood Thrush Books | 18 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

Small Stream Shuffle and Forest Romp

Posted on July 28, 2015 by rivertoprambles

Over the past week and a half the streams and rivers of this region have settled into normal summertime flows, and I’m actually looking forward to a bit of rain again. The fishing has been good, and the streams and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bamboo, bells, birding, Chenunda Creek, Dyke Creek, E.A. Poe, fly-fishing, forest, Genesee River, hemlocks, hiking, music, nature, Pine Creek, poetry, Slate Run, small streams, thrushes, Water Sentinels, wild trout | 25 Comments

The Cedar Run Experience, Part 19

Posted on May 18, 2015 by rivertoprambles

1. It felt like the week’s visit to several brook trout streams was just practice for my reentry to Cedar Run. My last installment to The Cedar Run Experience (#18) was in December 2014, so it’s been a while since … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged birds, brook trout, Cedar Mountain, Cedar Run Experience Part 19, emerger, fly-fishing, headwaters, March Brown, nature, Pine Creek, Rene Descartes, Slate Run, small streams, trout | 10 Comments

A Trout Lily Was There

Posted on May 4, 2015 by rivertoprambles

I spent a day in the hospital. For two days prior and two days following, I drank from the clear streams and rivers of my life, and they made me well. A trout lily was there. Trout Unlimited and representatives … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Allegheny River, bear, brook trout, fly-fishing, Genesee River, Green-Ass McGee, headwaters, nature, Pine Creek, Three River Rise, tree planting, trout lily, Trout Unlimited, wet flies, wild, wildflowers | 30 Comments

More Than Fish, Alone

Posted on April 20, 2015 by rivertoprambles

Back in the day when I read poetry to the public and published lots of stuff in magazines and in books, I had a small but certain following of people who, for the most part, haven’t followed my transition over … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Allegheny River, blogging, brook trout, community, Earth Day, fish, Genesee, Genesee River, Gold, headwaters, narrative, nature, opening day, PA, Pine Creek, poetry, streamer, Triple Divide, West Branch, wild trout | 23 Comments