Recent content by sp1936

I posted this once before, but here's my list of top ten Long Island hikes. Hope it helps: Mashomack Preserve , Shelter Island: The big blue loop. Bring wine and sandwiches, have lunch at the triangle, and imagine that a time machine has transported you back to the time when Captain Kidd...

My biggest beef is ergonomic. The camera does not seem to have been designed for human hands. The square shape is difficult to hold without getting fingers in the picture. Controls are located oddly and nothing is intuitive. Battery life is short. And the pictures just don't look as good as my...

I have the Pentax Optio 43WR . Can't say I'm really happy with it. Steve

The previously mentioned Munroe's is without a doubt the best breakfast around, but they don't open early enough. Neither does Bea's Cafe, which has two locations (Conway and Glen), and opens at 6. For an early breakfast, there is only Dunkin' Donuts, with locations in Glen, Gorham, Conway, and...

From the Conway Daily Sun: 11/15/2005 Memorial walk marks anniversary of hiker's murder Barbara Tetreault Sharing memories and a hope that her murderer will eventually be found, friends and family of Louise Chaput on Saturday conducted a memorial walk to mark the fourth anniversary of her...

Green Hills East Ledges of Mt. Hedgehog Aqueduct Loop at Great Glen Steve

You might also enjoy a book I'm reading now: Tales Told in the Shadows of the White Mountains by Charles J. Jordan. Mr. Eslick has a website. Steve

I look. I listen. I go home. Steve

EMS in N. Conway and Ragged Mountain in Intervale usually have rental snowshoes for sale at the annual Memorial Day weekend tent sales. Steve

Nice. All trip reports should be this much fun to read... ...and this short. ;) Steve

There's plenty of nice low-level family hiking in the N. Conway region. Here's a sample, there's more: Mountain Pond is low, easy and scenic. Make the turn onto Town Hall Rd. off Rt. 16 in Intervale (near the model railroad place) and follow it about 6 1/2 miles to the parking area on the...

I couldn't agree more. I couldn't agree less. Steve

I've been using one for about a year and I like it; simple and compact. If you're into expensive electronic gadgetry to purify your water, there's also this, which eliminates the dwell time. I don't know anything else about the product, however. Steve

An interesting comment. As I was nearing the completion of the NH 4Ks, my wife commented on how my obsession with the list had taken my attention away from other, more important things. She was right. An ironic twist on this theme can be discovered by reading the book Seven Summits by Dick Bass...

Yes. Thanks for an intelligent and well written post; a rarity. Steve