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You can’t see or sense the happiness when it is right in your face.  You can dream about the possible happiness in the future or think about some happy moments in the past.  But being happy in the moment is too busy of a state to be aware of it. […]

Summary: bike ride from Ragged Stream toward Kokadjo and towards the parked car on Frenchtown Rd. 06:12 wake up refreshed and excited to finish up the trip today.  It is bright, frisky, and water is loud in the river below me. 07:30 I am departing the camp at Ragged Stream. […]

Summary: hike from Wadleigh Stream shelter toward Rainbow Lake and unnamed road.  Jump on a bike and ride 7 mi back towards the car. Camp near Ragged Stream At night I slept without a mosquito net. Apparently, they sleep at night. 3 wake up calls – that is good, and […]

Summary: hike from Antlers Camp north toward Nahmakanta Stream and Lake and camp at Wadleigh Stream shelter 05:31 I woke up thinking it is a late morning due to a bright light outside. But it was only 5:30AM. The birds are singing. Powerful wind operates somewhere in the distance. When […]

Summary: hike from East Branch shelter towards Jo Mary Rd. and camp at a beautiful and wintry Antlers Camp 05:07 – very early raise. It was the coldest night, probably as low as 7°C. During the night I put on everything I had including the rain jacket.   Right now, the […]

Summary: drive from Boston to Golden Rd. in ME and drop the bike on an unnamed side road visible only from the satellite map. Drive back to Kokadjo on Frenchtown Rd. and park the car 11 miles into the road.  Start the hike toward AT and East Branch shelter.   […]