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Winter On Washington

March 31, 2019April 15, 2019 Patrick Hummel, Mount Washington State Park 2 Comments

While many in New England are enjoying the start of Spring, Winter’s grip in the high peaks of the White Mountains remains firm. But, before it draws to an inevitable close, I thought it would be a good time to address a common query I have heard for months; “So, what do you do up […]

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On Top Of New England

January 4, 2019January 9, 2019 Patrick Hummel, Mount Washington State Park 13 Comments

“Here on this mountain top, I got some wild wild life.”- The Talking Heads Early one mid-September morning, I arrived at the base of the Mount Washington Auto Road. It was a clear early Autumn day. Joining one of our Park Staff members for the drive up, I arrived at the summit after the nearly […]

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Home of Great Spirit

March 31, 2014March 31, 2014 Patrick Hummel, Mount Washington State Park 2 Comments

“I see the stanzas rise around me, verse upon verse, far and near, like the mountains from Agiocochook…” – Henry David Thoreau, 1841   1841 was one of many Mt. Washington trips for Thoreau, who knew of the mountain’s previous name of Agiocochook, a Native American word loosely translating to “Home of the Great Spirit.”  […]

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