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10/08/2026

In between rain storms a beautiful hike in Belfast on the Little River Trail.

10/08/2026

Found this amazing mushroom today.

09/26/2026

The Joy Of Being Uncomfortable | I wake up and go straight out for a cold-water swim—the best way to start the day on a trip. It’s a crisp morning with late-August chill and mist rising. Still toasty from the sleeping bag, I plunge before my body clues into the temperature. Jump, breathe, let the body adjust.

Then, blood pumping, adrenaline coursing, I’m temporarily immune to cold. I can climb out and air-dry in the morning breeze, perfectly comfortable, while my family looks on in their puffy jackets, shaking their wool-swaddled heads.

I take in the view of the sky, the morning sun on the white pines, the early rays slicing through the mist, feeling nothing but alive. Later, bundled in warm layers, sitting in my folding chair, cup of coffee in hand, freshly split cedar in a pile, fire crackling cheerily, I couldn’t be happier.

Early on a trip, all the bending, squatting, kneeling, heavy lifting and torquing of the body, hunkering against the rain and wind are a shock to the system. Some people never get past it. But what sets wilderness tripping apart from all-inclusive vacations is the willingness to embrace discomfort as part of the deal. Continue reading: https://bit.ly/4mJj8zQ

✍️: Tim Shuff
📷: Dan Sutherland
📖: This article was published in Issue 73 of Paddling Magazine.

09/19/2026

Beautiful almost fall evening in Unity! So grateful….

09/15/2026

09/13/2026

Lobster Lake Day 2: Beautiful day to explore the lake. Managed to stay in the lee so we didn’t get pounded by wind. Found a couple of sweet hikes with some old growth yellow birch, pine, hemlock….

09/12/2026

Lobster Lake Day 1. Beautiful paddle into the site. Wind was reasonable that day.

09/11/2026

Beautiful September day to be paddling on Lobster Lake.

09/11/2026

Breezy day on Lobster Lake.