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Tag Archives: St. Croix
Caribbean Scrambles, Part 4, Finale
I’ll begin this final post in the island series by going backwards– from the end of our venture to one of the main events in our visit to St. Croix. If you’ve followed me through this Caribbean scramble, you’ve probably … Continue reading
Caribbean Scrambles, Part 3
[I’ve been fly-fishing steadily since my return from vacation and will soon get back to regular broadcasting, if such a thing exists here at RR. I do have one more island post to prepare for you after this one appears. … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, botanical gardens, Caribbean Islands, Caribbean Scrambles Part 3, Christiansted, dining, fishing, hiking, Jump Up, Moko Jumbies, nature, photography, rainforest, resorts, scuba diving, spirits, St. Croix, tide pools, travel, tropical flowers, U.S. Virgin Islands
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Caribbean Scrambles, Part 2
Shortly before the trip to St. Croix, I was helping my chapter of Trout Unlimited collect trash along a highway in the Genesee River Valley. It was hot, and the winter’s accumulation of garbage was disgusting. Jim, whose daughter lives … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, birding, Caribbean Islands, Caribbean Scrambles Part 2, fishing, hiking, nature, photography, snorkeling, St. Croix, swimming, travel, U.S. Virgin Islands
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Caribbean Scrambles, Part 1
St. Croix and the U.S. Virgin Islands are located about 1,100 miles southeast of Miami, Florida. The islands were first settled by Carib, Arawak and Cibonay peoples and were “discovered” by Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the New … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, birding, Caribbean Islands, Caribbean Scrambles Part 1, fishing, hiking, nature, photography, snorkeling, St. Croix, swimming, travel, U.S. Virgin Islands
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The Ambassador’s Fifteen Minutes
For 15 minutes I felt like an ambassador to Chenunda Creek… This stream, in the upper Genesee River watershed of New York, does not yet have any public fishing rights, as far as I know, but folks are working to … Continue reading
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Tagged ambassador, Ben Franklin, brown trout, Chenunda Creek, DEC, flyfishing, litter, nature, scam, seasons, St. Croix, Trutta, veteran, Windows
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Columbus Was Here
Part 1: At the start of Columbus Day weekend I was fishing a couple of Cedar Mountain trout streams. At one point I was suiting up at a mountain crossroad when Columbus came roaring towards me on a motorcycle. He … Continue reading
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Tagged Allegany State Park, America, book readings, Caribbean, Cedar Run, Columbus, Columbus Day, discovery, fishing culture, fly-fishing, Genesee River, GPS, nature, photography, St. Croix, Thunder Rocks
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Rivertop Rambles 