My father and I embarked on a hike many years ago while on our annual vacation in the Midcoast Maine area. We began on the Maiden Cliff trail in Camden, slowly climbing our way up to where the cliff and a large cross overlook Megunticook Lake. The water was a brilliant blue and looked refreshing on that warm July day. I remember looking down at the tiny boats whizzing across the lake and wishing we could dive into cool water, then gazing off in the distance at Ragged and Bald Mountains, watching a cloud bank move over the peaks.