Rule No. 1: Wear hiking boots.

Rule No. 2: Drink lots of water.

If you hike the Appalachian Trail to Sunfish Pond wearing sneakers, in violation of Rule No. 1, guaranteed your feet will be sore for days.

Just a few yards from the junction of routes 80 and 95, at a former dumpsite where household garbage and tons of debris from the construction of the highways some 40 years ago ended up, lies one of the state’s best kept environmental secrets.

You get your bagel with a schmear, but also Salmon Japonico with caramelized miso glaze and grilled vegetables.