Day two dawned wet. We could no longer access the weather report without internet or phone, but there was no mistaking the dense, low-hanging clouds.

Though Bob Johnson rarely has canoers, the other couple and us were ready to paddle the Allagash Wilderness Waterway by 8 in the morning. Johnson led all of us down a series of dirt roads – the last quite rough – until we reached Allagash Stream.

Read the rest at the Natural Resources Council of Maine website!