The Franconia Ridge Trail is one of many hiking trails in New Hampshire. (Courtesy photo)
LACONIA — Sometime in 2020, a change happened inside Josh Brooks, a physical therapist who had taken up hiking as a weekend hobby. He had, at …
In my younger years in school, I always loved geography as a subject. Living in New Hampshire, there was so much to be excited about. However,…
This is my last outdoor column for the Laconia Daily Sun. Nancy and I, along with my aging hiking companion Reuben, will be moving to Newport,…
Fran and I were on another hike to an untrailed peak, Shoal Pond South Peak, also known as Twin Top Mountain (2,891 ft.). The mountain lies al…
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The Sandwich Mountain Range extends 30 miles from east to west across the beltline of New Hampshire. There are seven four thousand foot peaks …
My wife Nancy and I were having a quiet dinner at home when the phone rang. When I picked up the receiver my daughter Annemarie anxiously aske…
When I was about eight years old my father and uncle would take me fishing deep into the woods of the Adirondack Mountains. My family spent ma…
While most people slept-in on New Year’s morning, recovering from the prior evening’s festivities, Fran, Karen and I were beginning a bushwhac…