Last Thursday morning we met Muddy Paw Sled Dog Kennel Musher Chase at base of carriage road after he just completed a practice dog sled run up to the tree line and back. Chase will be taking another practice run next week before his summit attempt on March 7th, 8th or 9th depending on weather. […]
Category: Mt Washington State Park
Mount Washington State Park, Friday Feb 10th 2012
Mount Washington from the West Recently a caller asked us why is Mt Washington an ‘important mountain’? Good question and one with many answers. At 6,288′ it is the highest peak in New Hampshire and the highest point east of the Mississippi River and north of the Carolinas’. Along with its neighboring Presidential Range peaks […]
Mt Washington State Park, Friday Feb 3, 2012
Yesterday was ‘Groundhog Day’ which according to ancient German legend, if a hibernating animal casts a shadow on February 2nd there will be six more weeks of winter. If there is no shadow cast then superstition says it will be an early spring. While Punxsutawney Phil says six more weeks of winter, on Mt Washington […]
Mount Washington State Park Blog: Friday January 27th
Hard to believe were almost into February! In a little more than 3 short months our park will be open to receive visitors which is usually around mid-May or whenever the Mt Washington Cog RR or Auto Road are ready to operate to the summit. On Thursday, weather was about as nice as it can […]
Mount Washington State Park Blog Post: Friday January 13th, 2012
Human Interest in Mt Washington’s summit began in 1642 with the first ascent of the mountain by Darby Field. Darby was an explorer/pioneer, and according to local lore, was in search of valuable minerals, little would he know that the same rocky peak he scaled some 370 years. ago would hold invisible treasurers in the […]
Mt Washington State Park: Friday January 6th, 2012
Mt Washington State Park – Friday Jan 6, 2012 By: Mike Pelchat, Park Manager At Mount Washington State Park (MWSP) our staff has many responsibilities caretaking several building, utility systems and providing public services on the highest peak in the Northeast. While we are busier with public support in summer when the park is open […]