placidness

At 16, Hamer left home, and over the course of the next 18 months, walked across Britain, honing the skills that make him a superlative mole catcher — invisibility and placidness.

He had been looking toward a point of land just west of Wapomeo Island when suddenly something broke the placidness of the lake’s surface.

He has caught a few breaks along the way, but he is a testament to preparation, placidness, persistence, perseverance and patience.

It was a rare moment of drama for a show noted for its placidness.

The relative placidness of inbounds skiing is no match for the greater adventure of untamed terrain.