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Reaching Montana by car would definitely take more than a day of driving, so not quite the same as Maine... :) I will take a look at other lakes you mentioned - I have never seen any power boat traffic on Chocorua Lake whenever passing by, but you are right that cars going by on Rt 16 would...

Looking at the map I guess Magalloway River seems to look similar to Raquette River from Axton Landing to Rt 3 in Adirondacks (we have done it twice and I highly recommend it, but we never encountered any moose in water - something I would love to see.) I will explore Richardson Lake. I think...

Thanks very much for the suggestions - I will do more research on them. We have kayaked quite a bit in Adirondacks often on lakes that require carry, so indeed we are looking for places free of crowds, noise, and ideally with plenty of wildlife to observe

I'm usually thinking about hikes when visiting New Hampshire but this time around we are inviting friends and they asked about kayaking near North Conway. We have done Saco River trips several times, but what are other good spots for kayaking? Any lakes that you could recommend? Should we be...

What's a guidebook? Is this some kind of alternative to Instagram?

I sense some writing talent brewing under the hiker skin! :)

I have EMS Camp Cargo convertibles that I treat with permethrin to reduce risk of ticks attaching to me. When it gets really hot/humid I convert them into shorts but otherwise prefer to wear them as long pants. I find them durable enough for most bushwhacking. In fact I have several pairs and...

Perhaps this link will help you a bit: https://algorithmia.com/algorithms/Gaploid/Elevation For more info check out OpenStreetMap Wiki page on SRTM: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/SRTM and ASTER: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/ASTER (the latter b/c of reference on WaymarkedTrails...

For some tools and some people (myself included) the line between a tool and a toy gets very, very blurry! :) It's definitely one of the tools in my hiking toolbox and I do carry paper maps and compass. I did loose a map mid-hike not that long ago, so it's good to have options.

Do you own a smartphone? If you do then it is almost certain that it has a built in GPS and you carry it on your hikes. If you don't then you have a life free of electronic chains. It's kind of a modern version of leading a hermit life (not judging anything here, just making a statement.)

I think any of those tracks mixed with a small dose of common sense would be just fine to follow.

Apparently Wantastiquet-Monadnock Trail is a new 50-mile trail. Not sure how interesting, especially section from Keene to Troy. https://forestsociety.org/wantastiquet-monadnock-trail https://www.chesterfieldoutdoors.com/wantastiquet-monadnock-greenway

I guess they were penny wise, pound foolish as the saying goes...

Backpacker Magazine article: https://www.backpacker.com/news-and-events/trail-runner-kills-mountain-lion

Originally, I was a little skeptical of peakbagr claim - 20+ years is a long time but I took a look at the warranty link above and here is an excerpt (emphasis is mine): These are plain big words, and while perhaps delamination is naturally expected to occur after 20 years, it is not likely a...

I wish there were a slippy tile service (see https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Slippy_map_tilenames for details) with LIDAR layer, so that these walls could be mapped in OpenStreetMap. Unfortunately I could not find this service in documentation. Oh well...

For on-line bird lookups one of the best places (for North American birds) is a site run by Cornell Lab of Ornithology: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Yellow-rumped_Warbler/id For some reason many birdirs I know love Sibley Field Guide to Birds.

A really fun map of long distance trails from Backpacker magazine: https://www.backpacker.com/trips/map-americas-long-trails?fbclid=IwAR0DDjDQ6HEIHbuvAA4FccvA86zeMwWWxnH12n_5aKwf4L5CxBSa0n3W_Rk A few NE trails are on the map. It looks like almost all trails on the map are 100 miles or more.

If some location is frequented by hikers you might have some luck with Strava Heatmap (you may need to create a Strava account to get better zoom levels): https://www.strava.com/heatmap#16.26/-71.67137/44.14191/hot/all

Thanks for your comments - I will probably do something along the lines you suggest, but perhaps I will try these snowshoes myself first. The sales guy at REI suggested that I get extensions for them and that should work for me. Now, I just need some snow near home!