Tag Archives: wildflowers

Zoar Valley Meditation

Posted on April 15, 2021 by rivertoprambles

My son and I visited Zoar Valley in western New York, a canyonland near the village of Gowanda, once the biggest glue producer in the world. This area is a blend of posted property, state forestland and designated nature preserves. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cattaraugus Creek, Deerlick Nature Sanctuary, fishing, glue, Gowanda, hiking, meditation, nature preserves, old growth, South Branch Cattaraugus, trees, wildflowers, writing, Zoar Valley | 18 Comments

Planted Near Running Water

Posted on June 11, 2020 by rivertoprambles

“Happy the man who does not read advertisements,/ does not listen to their radios/ does not believe their slogans. He will be a tree planted near running water.” — Ernesto Cardenal Often in times of social and political turmoil, I’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged birds, E. Cardenal, fisher pair, fly-fishing, freedom, gas leak, gifts, healing, imagination, nature, plantings, poetry, protest, small streams, turmoil, wildflowers | 24 Comments

Panther Run

Posted on May 16, 2019 by rivertoprambles

I’ll call the small stream “Panther Run.” This Pine Creek tributary, once renowned for mountain lion sightings, is now a freestone tumbler that’s unwilling to reveal its actual moniker. I fished the run initially on a sparkling day in May, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged brook trout, common names, ecology, environmental defense, fly-fishing, myth, nature, Panther Run, Pine Creek, poetry, small streams, trout lily, wildflowers, writing | 15 Comments

Brookie Joe’s Quick Pics

Posted on April 15, 2019 by rivertoprambles

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Blue Ridge, brook trout fishing, Catoctin National Park, environment, fly-fishing, hiking, Maryland, nature, photography, poetry, Spring, Virginia, wildflowers | 14 Comments

Outward Bound, and Back

Posted on July 31, 2018 by rivertoprambles

Before leaving Yellowstone, Leighanne and I stopped for a walk through the incredible Norris Geyser Basin featuring the massive and unpredictable Steamboat Geyser. Luckily for us, the geyser had erupted recently, shooting off steam and water to heights several times … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beaverhead, Big Horn Mountains, Big Sky, birds, fly-fishing, Gallatin River, geyser, Madison River, national parks, nature, Rocky Mountains, salmonfly, travel, volcano, wild trout, wildflowers, Wyoming, Yellowstone | 17 Comments

Between the Streams

Posted on May 10, 2018 by rivertoprambles

There have been a lot of ups and downs here since the last post on Rivertop Rambles. I spent six days fishing in the Blue Ridge out of 10 days in Virginia, boulder hopping, climbing streams like Cedar Run, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art, between the streams, birds, Blue Ridge, brookies, family, fishing, hiking, home place, Monticello, music, the Residents, Time, Washington D.C., wildflowers | 18 Comments

Joe Pye’s Invitation

Posted on September 21, 2017 by rivertoprambles

The clouds were building over Cedar Run and its forested gorge. The afternon was looking good for fishing in the low clear water but the trout weren’t having anything to do with the several small flies that I offered them. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cedar Run, creative writing, fly-fishing, good luck, Joe Pye, Joe-Pye-weed, narratives, nature, September photos, Slate Run, vanilla, Walt Franklin, wild trout, wildflowers | 18 Comments

Grass and Glass (BRB, Part 3)

Posted on April 18, 2017 by rivertoprambles

Intending to spend the whole day fishing the Rapidan River inside Shenandoah National Park, I fished it and even took a pleasant side excursion on a brook trout tributary. White trilliums were the flower of the day, nodding their invitations to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bamboo fly rods, Blue Ridge, brook trout, environment, fiberglass rods, fly-fishing, hiking, mountains, nature, photography, rivers, Shenandoah Nat'l Park, small streams, Spring, travel, Virginia, waterfalls, wildflowers, writing | 16 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

A Long Walk in Steuben County, Early May, 1983

Posted on March 1, 2015 by rivertoprambles

[Years ago, my brother Pete and I, along with a friend or two, would perform an annual rite of spring– taking a long, pathless hike over the hills and thru the valleys linking the towns of Canisteo and Greenwood, NY. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bar, bed, beer, Call Hill, Canisteo, headwaters, hike, Living Sign, party, sculptor, songbirds, Steuben County, Steve Lewandowski, Susquehanna, Town of Greenwood, walk, walt/peter franklin, wildflowers | 20 Comments