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Tag Archives: Summer Solstice
With Roots in the Sky (Finale)
1. Just over two years ago I began a series of blog posts that I’ve called “The Cedar Run Experience.” The series has reflected my intent to fly-fish and explore the whole length of a beautiful trout stream, Cedar Run, … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-intellectualism, beauty, Cedar Run, critical thinking, fishing, freedom, headwaters, hiking, King Crimson, music, native trout, nature, philosophy, Pine Creek watershed, racism, roots, songbirds, Summer Solstice, The Cedar Run Experience Part 20, violence, walking on air
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How to Fish a Rivertop Pool
1– Park your vehicle at the pull-off and prepare to walk upstream. 2– Slow your breathing and expect the unexpected. 3– Watch the old world settling on water like a leaf that floats away. 4– Be astonished. There’s a beaver … Continue reading
Summer’s Eve, Genesee
The evening of my birthday was the day before the Summer Solstice. Another angler was parked at the upper end of the Catch-and-Release water of the Genesee River. I opted to fish alone on a quiet upstream pool near the … Continue reading