I can't wait to meet Goonstroke, who is talking about my favorite subject: Obscure Canoe Routes in Maine. I'll be presenting a loop trip poling up the East Machias and snubbing down the Machias, among other things. We will have a lot to talk about.
This year's trip is going light on old portage trails, after Fanny Hardy Eckstorm's "Dobsis Carry" followed by the Gassabius Portage just about killed me. I discovered I had a Lyme disease induced fever after I hucked all my gear through swamps and puckerbrush on a 95 degree day.