Tag Archives: wilderness

Susquehanna Wild

Posted on June 8, 2021 by rivertoprambles

[The following narrative reflects the culmination of my first week of June, a wild trip that began on local water and then moved north to include Vermont’s Battenkill and New Hampshire’s White Mountains for some outdoor exploration with my daughter. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged canoeing, family, fishing, hiking, nature, New Hampshire, Pine Creek, poetry, Slow Sea Rising, travel, Vermont, wilderness, writing | 19 Comments

An Early Canisteo Cabin

Posted on May 7, 2020 by rivertoprambles

[On the first white settlement in this watershed– a place that became my permanent home two centuries later… Understandably, no photo of original cabin is available.] The American Revolution had ended. General Sullivan, acting on the orders of George Washington, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cabin, Canisteo, Canisteo River, history, migration, nature, pioneers, sense of place, settlement, travel, wilderness, writing | 14 Comments

The Wild Boy Campfire, 1891

Posted on November 29, 2019 by rivertoprambles

1/ So, Mr. Goodyear and his men believed they owned the place– the forests of northern Pennsylvania, the mountains good for building railroads over, the sawmills great for gobbling up the white pine first and then the giant hemlocks… Hold … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged forest fires, Goodyear, Hawthorn, Hide-Behind, history, House of Seven Gables, lumbering, narration, nature, Pennsylvania, poetry, Salem, Wild Boy Campfire, wilderness, wildlife, witches, writing | 9 Comments

A Thin Man Fishing

Posted on November 7, 2019 by rivertoprambles

Physically, the thin man isn’t really thin but, looking at a thread-bare autumn day, he felt that way– just basic flesh and bone, reduced to seasonal elements. His summer garments had been stripped away, replaced by heavy clothing to ward … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged fiction, fly-fishing, hiking, invasive species, narrative, nature, non-fiction, Pennsylvania, poetry, society, thin man, Walt Franklin, wild trout, wilderness, writing | 13 Comments

My Corner of Wyoming

Posted on July 21, 2018 by rivertoprambles

Our return visit to Alpine, Wyoming was a good one. We joked about retiring to this village, if we could afford its balanced charm– its small size, the hub of three rivers, with fly shop, comfortable motel, saloons, and crazy … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cutthroats, family, fly-fishing, Greys River, hiking, national parks, nature, photography, Tetons, travel, wilderness, wildlife, Wyoming, Yellowstone | 24 Comments

Western Field Notes #2: High Passage

Posted on July 18, 2018 by rivertoprambles

Driving from Buena Vista, Colorado’s fine beer and pizza terraces, we climbed past Mt. Elbert’s snowy patches and over Independence Pass. We stopped for a tundra walk at 12,000 feet in altitude; the wildflowers and breath-taking scenery establishing an inspirational … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged brook trout, brown trout, Brush Creek, camping, Colorado, family, fly-fishing, Frying Pan, hiking, national forests, nature, Rocky Mountains, travel, wilderness | 8 Comments

Color It Wild

Posted on October 12, 2017 by rivertoprambles

Living in a drab political climate where the powers-that-be continue to hack away at our natural world for all the usual reasons such as money and self-interest, I’m feeling the need to add some color to this life while trying … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beech Bottom, brook trout, Buffy Sainte-Marie, color, Columbus, environment, fishing, Hammersley, hiking, Mystic, natives, Pennsylvania, photography, poetry, politics, rainbow trout, trout streams, wild area, wilderness | 12 Comments

Double Focus

Posted on September 15, 2017 by rivertoprambles

Someone recently asked if I could do a small post on the Adirondack fishing scene of late because he hadn’t been able to get up into the mountains for a while. I thought it over and decided I could probably … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Adirondack Park, Adirondacks, balance, camping, environment, fly-fishing, Glacier National Park, meditation, nature, photos, Rocky Mountains, travel, West, West Branch Ausable River, wilderness | 23 Comments

Blue Ridge Buffer, Part 1

Posted on April 8, 2017 by rivertoprambles

[All photos in Part 1 are recent takes from a grey and partly frozen landscape in the north country. Rainbow trout from Allegheny River. Stay tuned for brighter and more southerly perspectives as this series progresses.] As the new fishing … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Blue Ridge, buffer zone, civilization, family, fly-fishing, hiking, migration, photography, place, Shenandoah National Park, Spring, travel, upstate New York, Virginia, wilderness | 18 Comments

Roots ‘n’ Boots

Posted on March 10, 2017 by rivertoprambles

For most citizens living in a modern world, to talk about the “home place” is an unfamiliar exercise. Most of us today are socially mobile and often move from place to place for economic or recreational reasons. Today, we rarely live in one … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged activism, brook trout, Buckseller Run, cherry trees, civilization, environment, hiking, home, home place, nature, Pennsylvania, place, silence, Spring, state forest, Susquehannock, Time, wilderness, winter | 15 Comments