Tag Archives: travel

The Phantom Bus and Other Observations

Posted on January 21, 2021 by rivertoprambles

So let us leave behind a country better than the one we were left with…  From the stunning piece, “The Hill We Climb,” by Inaugural Poet, Amanda Gorman, 1/20/21. Amen. Walking slowly up the hill, I had the best chance … Continue reading →

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A Glance at the Rearview Mirror

Posted on December 15, 2020 by rivertoprambles

As 2020 drives itself into the ground, a lot of us would say, Just let ‘er rip. Most would agree that the past year has been odd, to say the least, and, in some cases, down right tragic. From this … Continue reading →

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Ruminations (Salmon River)

Posted on October 29, 2020 by rivertoprambles

I had sworn off October visits to the Salmon River long ago, but when a friend invites me to go fishing with him I do not decline unless I’m sick, already anchored to a schedule by divine authority, or dying. … Continue reading →

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Thoreau’s Cape Cod

Posted on October 16, 2020 by rivertoprambles

The kids arranged a pleasant cottage rental for us on Cape Cod. The large pitch pines and pin oaks standing by the roadside in the Town of Dennis caught the pre-dawn hooting of a great horned owl and staged the … Continue reading →

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“Fishing and Eating in Saloons”

Posted on September 12, 2020 by rivertoprambles

[Part 4, the last in my Rocky Mountains series for 2020.] The sportswriter Red Smith and his small son were fishing in the north woods long ago and would customarily break for lunch in a local tavern. At one point, … Continue reading →

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Feral Thoughts, Wyoming

Posted on August 28, 2020 by rivertoprambles

[Part 2 in a 4-part series on a Rocky Mountain tour & camp-out with my daughter.] We immersed ourselves for a much needed bath in the cool waters of the Snake River, near our Station Creek campsite. Our next move … Continue reading →

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Mountain Times, Colorado

Posted on August 24, 2020 by rivertoprambles

[The first in a 4-part series that reflects a recent road trip, camping with my daughter through the mountains of Colorado, Wyoming and Montana. I hope you enjoy the ride.] Our first Colorado night was spent in Monument at Terry’s … Continue reading →

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The Hemlock Grove

Posted on July 31, 2020 by rivertoprambles

Preparing for a long road trip into western places where I like to believe that a fly-fishing spirit can really soar at times like this, it’s good to remind myself that one needn’t go far in order to find a … Continue reading →

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Transitions

Posted on July 17, 2020 by rivertoprambles

Anticipating an August road trip out West, I recalled several earlier trips taken with my wife and kids– one trip just two years ago, and others, oh, way back… Perhaps the highlight of one westward transition occurred as we stopped … Continue reading →

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Narragansett

Posted on July 10, 2020 by rivertoprambles

My quest for saltwater species taken with a fly rod continued to elude me, defying all odds, on coastal Rhode Island. There were no fish seen or caught in my pleasant trials along Quonnie Pond, at the sand bar on … Continue reading →

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