OGT DAILY Day One Hundred and Ninety Three WILDNESS

Lloyd Irland, an economist and environmental conservationist, who once ran the Maine Bureau of Land Management, has written an article called Singing Waters (Appalachia, Summer/Fall 2017, AMC) outlining the complex and often ad hoc conservation processes protecting Maine's most remote and wild rivers: the Allagash, the St. John and the east and west branches of the Penobscot.   Only the Allagash has received the national designation as a Wild and Scenic River.  This designation provides federal protection of the river to preserve its natural state for future generations.   The fact of the other two not being protected in this way speaks of Maine's suspicion of federal involvement in their lands. Mainers stubbornly hue to their own brand of "wildness"as is appropriate for a state, which still holds vast areas that could be considered pristine and remote.

The 100 mile Wilderness on the Appalachian Mountain Trail, is according to section hiker Phillip Werner: ... "a bucket list hike if there ever was one. The route is arduous but extremely beautiful, running over mountain ranges and past beautiful Maine lakes along the northern most section of the Appalachian Trail. However, it’s quite a remote and unforgiving hike if you haven’t trained and prepared for it in advance."  https://sectionhiker.com/how-to-hike-the-100-mile-wilderness/

I've experienced some of my most wild and abandoned memories while exploring wilderness in Maine; along the coast in Acadia and Casco Bay and in the lakes region around Sebago.   It's this access to wildness which I tap into when I find myself in the studio.   Returning to wildness occasionally, refuels this raw source of creative energy and makes me feel truly alive.

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