People of all ages can be so funny when out of their home environment and experiencing something new like a trip to the summit of 6,288′ high Mt Washington. The rugged mountain landscape, cooler air, stronger wind, alpine climate, mountain climbing railroad and auto road is about as different from someone’s home in say the […]
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Mt Washington State Park, Monday July 9th, 2012
A young man from New Jersey telephoned our park the other day and asks, “I want to propose to my girlfriend up there, how do I do it?” Well, I say, “just get down on one knee and ask her; Will you marry me? If she says yes give her a ring.” “No not that, […]
Mt Washington State Park: Monday July 2, 2012
The good weather during the last full weekend of June gave visitors spectacular views from all compass points. West View towards Green Mts in Vermont Percy Peaks to the North East View North East View The close up view to the North East shows a string off wind turbines somewhere in the Rumford, Maine area. These wind […]
Mt Washington State Park: Ride to the Sky 2012
On Thursday June 14, 2012, The Mt. Washington Auto Road sponsored their second motorcycle Ride to the Sky event of the week. Ride to the Sky Event on June 14, 2012 Among the many motorcycle participants that attended one individual was appealing in his presence. Steve Pudlo, 56, from Norwich Conn., a motorcycle enthusiast since […]
Mt Washington State Park – Monday June 18, 2012
The summit is now in full swing in summer mode. Over the next 4 months more than 300,000 people from around the world will visit Mt Washington State Park. Kicking off summer is Motorcycle week in New Hampshire and they had great weather this year. All the ‘bikers’ we met were awesome. Thunder in the mountains is a […]
Mt Washington State Park, Tuesday June 12, 2012
The last of the early June snowstorm left us this week. Our cool, wet weather has been replaced with near calm, warm, humid weather. The first wave of Alpine Flower Bloom is now past peak with several more peak blooms on the way. The warm near calm conditions are perfect for alpine insects to rise […]
Mt Washington State Park, Monday June 4, 2012
Weather was less than favorable on the summit this past weekend with heavy rain, freezing temperatures and winds near hurricane force. Despite these terrible weather conditions 31 hikers trekked up the various trails and 21 of them were under-prepared, needing assistance. Cold, wet hikers at MWSP, 1130am on 6/2/2012 State Park staff assisted these hikers […]
Mt Washington State Park, May 29, 2012
Memorial Day Weekend this year saw much better weather on the higher summits than last year and so we were visited by many more people. Mount Washington State Park on May 27, 2012 Saturday was the Mt Washington Auto Road’s Alton Weigel Day, where participants ascend the mountain in costume and/or by some unusual means. […]
Mt Washington State Park: Tuesday May 22, 2012
Mt Washington State Park is officially open for the season! Summit Sunday The Sherman Adams Summit Building is open from 8am to 6pm daily. We hope to get the Tip Top House Historic Site open for this weekend too. Tip Top House The Auto Road is open daily while the Cog is only running weekends […]
Mt Washington State Park, Monday May 14, 2012
Mt Jefferson The end of last week saw the summit slip back into winter. There was a definite snowline visible starting at 4,000′. There was only 2″ of new snow but 4″ of rime ice and winds gusting above 75mph. Iced over truck Buildings and vehicles quickly iced over and a plow truck was needed […]