Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Umbagog Update and Video!

The loons are out on Sunday Cove and there are two bald eagles nesting in the general vicinity. Ospreys and and Great Blue Herons are a daily sight on the river as well as Red Breasted Merganser that swim the rapids in search of fish.

The weather has been great, with only a few days of light rain in the beginning of the trip. Since then its been nothing but long days of paddling under a bright sun. The water has been unbelievably consistent at a perfect level. The combination of sun and great water has brought folk out to the river on the weekends, all of whom cheer for the kids when they surf smooth ledge. The river remains ours during the week though and we are progressing fantastically. We are hopefully creating life long paddlers out of these kids.

I got a chance to go out and paddle with the group Sunday. I was amazed with the groups paddling ability and how well bonded the group has become. They are taking every opportunity this last week to paddle as much as they can.

Check out a short video from the trip HERE

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