Monongahela

[klingy]

Monongahela

Mountains older than time’s hands
Ancient rocks in their emerald cloak
Down in the holler where Earth breathes
Tangled dampness tumbles through
Past the spruce and hemlock and laurel
Deep into the shaded place

A speckled blur bends with the flow
And knows my steps before they’re taken
My trespass to this sacred space
Its stolen light of shadow turns
Sinking even lower still
To the dim lit glades below

Quiet

Speckled

Spruce

Flow

Partners

Golden

Falls​

 

[wildtrout2]

Very nice!

 

[HopBack]

Beautiful in every sense. Way to capture a moment in time.

 

[sixfootfenwick]

This is a great post!
Thank you

Dolly Sods? Reminds me of the Allegheny Plateau.

 

[klingy]

This is a great post!
Thank you

Dolly Sods? Reminds me of the Allegheny Plateau.

Thanks! South of Dolly Sods. Mostly Pocahontas and Pendleton counties.

 

[sixfootfenwick]

Absolutely love fishing WV. Such a beautiful area and your writing / pics capture it well.

 

[JeffP]

Just incredible! It's amazing what only a few words and pictures can do!

 

[Fish Sticks]

Knew it wasn’t PA lol

 

[salvelinus]

Outstanding!

 

[klingy]

A few more pics...

Fading

Once in a While

Visitor

Spots

Deep

Morning Pond

Good Idea​

 

[Silent Ocelot]

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Good Idea​

Something you won't see in PA. I seem to recall another state that had brook trout as the state fish, can't put my thumb on it...

 

[wildtrout2]

Something you won't see in PA. I seem to recall another state that had brook trout as the state fish, can't put my thumb on it...

There are nine states that have the brook trout as their state fish.

 

[wildtrout2]

Knew it wasn’t PA lol

 

[jifigz]

Klingy, your posts are always stunning. Gorgeous stuff.

 

[McSneek]

Beautiful photos as always but if that is your own prose Klingon you’ve really outdone yourself this time.

 

[The_Sasquatch]

Very nice. I was just up in the national forest a week ago Monday. Didn't do too well, caught one brookie. Still worth the 2 hour drive though.

 

[klingy]

Beautiful photos as always but if that is your own prose Klingon you’ve really outdone yourself this time.

Thanks! I actually wrote it on my phone laying in bed after I got back. Too much caffeine on the way home!

Very nice. I was just up in the national forest a week ago Monday. Didn't do too well, caught one brookie. Still worth the 2 hour drive though.

Yeah the first couple of days were pretty tough with low flows. Got a couple shots of rain which helped quite a bit.

 

[dc410]

Thank you for sharing your words, thoughts and photos with us, Klingy. Very nicely done.

I spent over 20 years bowhunting in some very remote areas of the Monongahela N F in Randolph and Pendleton Counties. My memories and the serenity of some of those special places in WV will certainly stick with me forever.

 

[McSneek]

Beautiful photos as always but if that is your own prose Klingon you’ve really outdone yourself this time.

Dear lord! Klingy, not Klingon! Damn autocorrect. I love the up close photos of the trout. Have this vision of you laying in the water to get those shots.

 

[StreamBottom]

Thank You for that!
Sweet TR

Cheers