Umbagog to Richardson Lakes

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Monday, September 3rd, 2007. Darrin got up early and had breakfast before paddling the Androscoggin into Umbagog Lake. The previous day’s luck was still with him, for he sailed across the Umbagog on a tailwind. From there, he reached the Rapid River. As its name implies, it is nearly all rapids, most of them unrunnable, with little flatwater between them. To avoid the Rapid, Darrin portaged 3.5 miles along a dirt road to Lower Richardson Lake. He paddled Lower Richardson through its narrows to Upper Richardson and ended his day at a campsite on Metallik Island. The evening ended with an awe-inspiring fire-in-the-sky sunset, followed by a shower of shooting stars.

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