A gloomy day is a great time to take a hike in Maine

A gloomy day is a great time to take a hike in Maine

Editor’s note: This story was originally published in July 2021. Clinging to bark, neon green lung lichen glistened with rain from the night before. A thick carpet of emerald moss covered the forest floor and crept up tree trunks. Overhead, the leafy canopy glowed against a white blanket of clouds. “Everything’s so green,” I said to my friend Lauren as we approached the western slope of Schoodic Mountain in eastern Maine. My dog Juno led the way…