I stopped in at the original L.L. Bean store in Freeport, Maine, on Friday after sea kayaking along the mid-Maine coast last week. A thirty minute drive north of Portland, the mammoth store is open 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, and sells almost any gear and clothing you would possibly need to enjoy Maine’s great outdoors. But my personal favorite are the cargo shorts, with two extra side pockets on each leg (called Pathfinder Shorts, 9" inseam). Your wallet, keys, and cell phone easily fill up the regular pockets of your usual shorts.  So where to you put your camera, Flip video, and trusty notebook and pen (hey, I’m a journalist after all)? In those cargo pockets! I use these shorts more than any other summer garb. So will you.