Endurance Philosophy

 Some links to explore if you're curious about climate reports and wildfires.  NOAA's climate report site:  https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate  (You'll have to click on your region to generate the report.)  National Interagency Fire Center Predictive Outlook on Wildfire:  https://www.predictiveservices.nifc.gov/outlooks/outlooks.htm New York Times Wildfire Tracker:  https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/wildfires-air-quality-tracker.html Fire, Weather & Avalanche Fire Tracker:  https://www.fireweatheravalanche.org/fire/

 The other week I was in Acadia National Park. I had done some hiking in the morning, up to the summit of Cadillac Mountain via the South Ridge summit trail. I had come off the mountain, and was driving around in search of a place to stop and have lunch.  There is a one-way loop road that circumscribes the park. Once in this loop there is a gate, where you are required to pay or show a pass to enter. I had a pass, but the line at the gate was all I needed to turn off at this point. I turned left, and immediately in front of me was a lookout over the inlet, across which one could see Schoodic point, which was where my wife was taking a nature journaling conference. I decided it was a nice spot to eat and pulled up. I backed the car into the spot, popped the trunk, and made lunch.  I don't need much when I'm exploring on my own. I enjoy good food and all, but if I'm not trying to impress anyone, I can get by with some basics.  I had stocked up on provisions the night b...