By Matt Maloney, Special to The Conway Daily Sun
Two Photos in Sports
Life in most fishing and salmon lodges is orderly. Meals are served on time and only certain times of day are regulated to fishing. Salmon Hole Lodge is very much laid back compared to most lodges I have stayed at. Breakfast is served around 7 a.m. and dinner at 6 p.m. Lunch is more casual, …
By Virginia Moore
On a hot day this week, I hiked to Carter Ledge, a unique bare granite ridge top below Mount Chocorua and Middle Sister. This 5.6-mile round trip hike offers good exercise and spectacular views. That was why I went. The added bonus of a breeze from the west on top was welcome.
Tuesday promised to be a hot one. I told Peter we better get out early if we were going to ride. So, we abandoned our chores, gathered up our bike stuff and headed out to do a short ride. After some discussion about where to go, I won out with a suggestion that we park at Chocorua Lake and r…
The Attitash Double Down DH Series begins tomorrow at the Bartlett ski resort, a chance for both newcomers and experienced riders to test their mettle on the lift-served course.
By Bill Thompson
Isaac White (left) and Ridley Parsons on the summit of Mount Sabattus. (ED PARSONS PHOTO)Climbing 1,253-foot Mount Sabattus in Lovell, Maine, is always a pleasant half-day excursion. On the summit is a great south-facing clifftop view. If I lived nearby, it would be a place I would go all th…
It’s pretty easy for Adam and Kristin Labonte to get their three children to Great Glen Trails on Tuesdays for the M&M Assurance Summer Mountain Bike Race Series.
There are two sides to every road — the right and the left. In our country, by law, vehicles travel on the right, pedestrians walk on the left, facing traffic. In most states, including New Hampshire, the law states that “bicyclists have the same rights and responsibilities as motorists. Bic…
This week, I brought two friends on hikes they hadn't done before. One of them I brought to Heron Pond in the Chocorua Conservation Lands. The other I brought to Bayle Mountain in the Ossipee Range.
I think about paddling a lot. I especially think about it when I am not doing it, and I really especially think about it when I am not doing it because I can’t do it. That makes me kind of crabby. Right now, I’m not paddling because I had to have some knee surgery a week or so ago. And that …
The outdoor recreation season is in full swing. It seems a Monday doesn't go by now without a story about a weekend hiker rescue.