Had a great trip to upstate New York and the mountains of north central Pennsylvania this last week and, once again,
compact binoculars proved their worth. Most of my time was spent bicycling those mountains (a real treat for this flatlander girl), but I stopped often for birds, as always. I did take my
Nikon Premier LX 10x25 binocular, but after huffing and puffing up those hills, I should have taken my
Leica 8x20 BR binocular for the sake of steadiness. Hey, you try biking 60 miles of those mountain roads in a day and then try to hold a 10x binocular still.
My thanks to the state of New York, though, for the great bike route, awesome scenery and abundant wildlife. I will be back. Next time, 100 miles in a day. (Maybe.)