1907
August
Lake Umbagog
  I have referred in terms of ardent praise to the
view from Upton Hill. Yet Northern New England has many 
an elevation from which may be seen higher mountains, larger
lakes and equally extensive forests. In what respect, then,
is this particular outlook so superior and remarkable? It
is difficult to answer this question satisfactorily. More than 
once after asking it persistently of myself have I returned
to Upton fully prepared - and without expecting - to modify
the judgement above expressed. But on every such occasion
the extreme pleasure and admiration with which I first
looked down on the lake and its surroundings at the close of
a June afternoon in 1871 has grown and deepened rather
than the reverse.
View from Upton Hill