Tag Archives: wildlife

A Good Day For It

Posted on March 27, 2021 by rivertoprambles

The sunlit day was beautiful. I found myself fishing in the cold water (35 degrees F.) of a Pennsylvania river where the trout seemed few and far between. I did manage to capture and release a first brown trout of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bamboo fly rod, birds, fly-fishing, Genesee River, Pennsylvania, poetry, technology, trout, wildlife | 15 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

Set ‘Em Up, (Brookie) Joe

Posted on April 24, 2019 by rivertoprambles

It was a busy but relaxing 10-day visit. From the fishing dead-start in Virginia (reported in previous post), the action heated up. Brookie Joe managed to fish and push beyond his usual boundaries, casting over Shenandoah Park’s Staunton, Conway, Rose, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Big Hunting Creek, Blackwater Nat'l Wildlife Refuge, Brookie Joe, Chesapeake Bay, Earth Day, fly-fishing, Harriet Tubman, hiking, music, Pink Floyd, Sauceerful of Secrets, Shenandoah Nat'l Park, wild trout, wildlife, writing | 8 Comments

Close Encounters of the Western Kind

Posted on August 10, 2018 by rivertoprambles

Fortified by our recent finds in Yellowstone country, my wife and I continued on our homeward route through northern Wyoming, drawn by the geography and myths of the land, toward Devils Tower and South Dakota’s Badlands. I was looking forward, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged aliens, Badlands, birds, close encounters, Devils Tower, geography, national monuments, Native Americans, nature, Rocky Mountain sheep, tourism, travel, wildlife | 16 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

Something Out of Nothing

Posted on January 4, 2017 by rivertoprambles

A ray of light shot from the December darkness that surrounded me for a while. My son Brent and Catherine Rothwell, from Warrenton, Virginia, were married on the banks of the Anacostia River in Washington D.C. on December 23rd. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bamboo rods, celebration, Conhocton River, family, fishing, fly tying, friends, Holiday traditions, marriage, mink, nature, New Year's Day, wildlife, writing | 19 Comments

The Fisher Connection

Posted on January 20, 2016 by rivertoprambles

I was following the tracks of a large coyote along a Susquehannock State Forest trail but thinking that, unfortunately, there was little other sign of bird or mammal life. Then, about a mile up the snowy trail, I caught sight … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged animals, civil rights, Earth, fisher, fisher tracks in snow, freedom, hiking, Martin Luther King, nature, personal connections, photography, Top Searches, wild, wildlife | 30 Comments

Autumn Journal: October 15

Posted on October 18, 2012 by rivertoprambles

[The four posts of my “Autumn Journal” series from this time of year in 2011 were moderately successful, in my opinion. To celebrate the first birthday of Rivertop Rambles, I’d like to add a post or two to the Journal series here in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged fall flyfishing, mink, poetry, seasons, West Branch Genesee, wild trout, wildlife | 2 Comments