Our plan after our stay at Franconia Notch and doing the Ridge hike, was to do a three day trek up and across the Presidentials. And on our way to the Appalachian Club's Highland Center Lodge, our start and end point, we passed Mt Washington. And we decided to drive on up. Yep, we got one of the those "This Car Climbed Mt Washington" bumper stickers. No it is not on my car.
It was a scary drive up and down.
And as with the Ridge hike the view from the top was obscured by clouds.
Mt Washington is one of the most severe weather locations on Earth, with an average daily temperature of 35° F. Yet here we see Patty, who is always cold, wandering about in shorts. Our attempts to flee the hot and humid August New Jersey weather a complete and utter failure.
The Cog Railway was completed in 1869 and has been running ever since. It would play an important part in our visit.
As would this structure, and the folks who work there. The Mount Washington Observatory. A weather station on the summit.
And incase you were wondering, as I type this it is 6° F, with sustained winds of 75 MPH and gusts up to 97 MPH, for a wind chill of -29° F. A bit chillier than when we visited.
More to come ...
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