New point-and-shoot

For our hiking trip in April, I need something sturdier and easier-to-use than the dSLR (and that I can take in the boat when I row) and something better than my cell phone camera. Also, a dSLR-alternative for our trip to Alaska next week. This is what I settled on: Canon PowerShot SX720 HS.

[ IMG_0571e075ccwS9x675ACstm :: 60mm ]

[GaryW]

I like the red color. Are you still going on your trips?

[Thom Mitchell]

@thewatersphotos No; the April trip was cancelled by the sponsoring group. It's a twice-a-year hiking trip, April-and-November. We do not expect to be comfortable flying to the location this November. Will we still be healthy and fit enough to make the trip next April? Time will tell…