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The Rangeley Lakes region of northwestern Maine spreads beneath the Appalachian Trail , reflecting a tantalizing sample of the 6,000 lakes within the state .
Story & Photos by

Alan Paulsen

Fanciful representation of the moose no one will ever see .
THE PREMISE took hold in my mind after recently moving from San Diego to New York . Why not complete the journey from the extreme Southwest corner of the United States to the most Northeastern quadrant ? On my map that looked to be Madawaska , Maine . So off I rode in search of finality … and moose .
Just inside Maine I rolled northward on State Route 5 to Bethel , a place on someone ’ s list of the top 10 outdoors