From the Top of Mount Washington

DRH · 10-08-2005, 03:02 PM

I've created an album on PhotoPost containing a number of pictures taken during our trip up the Mount Washington Auto Road on 10/4/05. While technically not "lake-related", I thought some of the Forum members might enjoy seeing the view from the top of the mountain.

The photos can be viewed by clicking here.

Here's an example of the view from the top:

pmj · 10-08-2005, 05:02 PM

HI Don,
My husband hiked Mt Washington 10/3 and here's a sample of one of his photos looking down at Lake of the Clouds from the top! What glorious weather up there this week.

By the way..I have a hard time tolerating the auto road. I think there must be a phobia named for "falling off the mountain"

pmj

Island Girl · 10-08-2005, 05:06 PM

Great work DRH!

RumGuy · 10-08-2005, 05:30 PM

I think that the phobia is called

Ahhhh
hhhh
hhhhh! Phobia

I suffer from it as well.

DRH · 10-08-2005, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pmj

HI Don,
My husband hiked Mt Washington 10/3 and here's a sample of one of his photos looking down at Lake of the Clouds from the top! What glorious weather up there this week.

By the way..I have a hard time tolerating the auto road. I think there must be a phobia named for "falling off the mountain"

pmj

That's a great photo, pmj, and it clearly shows one of the hiking trails going up to the summit.

I know what you mean about the narrow, winding auto road. Most of it is paved, but several long sections are not. There's no guard rail, and it's amazing that the road's safety record is as good as it is. One moment of inattention and you could be ... "falling off the mountain"! That's why everyone is instructed to drive both up and down the road in 1st gear.

Lady Di · 10-08-2005, 06:31 PM

I, too, have acrophobia, and have never been to the summit of The Mountain. Not the auto road, and especially not the Cog Railway. But I sure do appreciate these photos. Breathtaking, to say the least. How a State so warm and beautiful can be so truly majestic at the same time, amazes me.

I am listening to Irish music now...about the homeland, etc, and for me, that is New England. I see by the Weirscam that it is totally dark.....the summer is over.

Have a great weekend, all.

MovieStar · 10-08-2005, 08:06 PM

You guys(and Ladies), Those are beautiful shots. It makes me home sick for the mountains.

Lin · 10-08-2005, 09:19 PM

Awesome photos of Mt. Washington DRH. When I check the Winni cams I always check the Mt. Washington cam. Great photo of Lake of clouds PMJ!
thanks people for sharing with us.

nj2nh · 10-15-2005, 03:05 PM

I drove up Mt. Washington in late August with my two boys. I had done it for the first time last year in my Windstar. This was the first trip in my Explorer. It was really no problem at all - until the trip down. On the way up, we had seen that a Jeep or something similar had gone off into a ditch. She was barely off the road and I couldn't understand why the driver didn't just put it in reverse and back out. She was, of course, on the inside, not on the about-to-go-over-the-cliff side, and had been headed up.

Anyway, we never thought about it again until we can down and had to stop while a tow truck pulled her out. However, that tow truck was a wee bit too wide for that section of the road (no pavement - just gravel here). We were on the outside (the about-to-go-over-the-cliff side

) and had to get around the tow truck. The SUV in front of me pulled in its mirrors and there was some little kids watching out the window to make sure the driver didn't plunge over. The tow truck driver stopped, looked out the window and yelled, "I'm not going to move, but you better not hit me!"

I couldn't believe it. The car in front of me got by and I almost wet my pants doing the same. My son, during this whole thing, was looking out the window and kept telling me I had plenty of room. Once we were past the tow, he told me we really only had an inch or so of road left, but didn't want to make me nervous.

I may never drive up there again. That was plenty for me.

Jersey Girl

Lin · 10-16-2005, 10:34 AM

Jersey Girl,
I love going up the Mountian but don't like the drive. I've hiked it in my youth and driven up it since getting married. One day before our kids were born my husband's brother and wife thought it would be nice to go up there. My husband's blazer was the car of choice (standard shift). Anyways just as we cleared the treeline in rolled a huge fog bank. It got so bad, I had to get out and walk the edge of the road the rest of the way up telling them where the edge was. Needless to say by the time we got to the top my husband and I were not talking. The three of them were in the museum and I was still fuming at the top in the parking lot. I was not alone though. LOL,as we had gotten one of the first parking spaces in the lot, almost every car that finally made it up asked me how much further & where is the parking lot. You couldn't even see it. There were lots of husbands/wives mad at each other that day. Finally the sun broke out above as the bank settled into the valley below tree line and we had a more comfortable ride down. I will never forget that trip though.

NHKathy · 10-16-2005, 11:57 AM

I agree, the Auto Road is soooo scarry!

My husband and I went up about 4-5 years ago, and were too chicken to drive ourselves - so we opted to do the "tour van". I'm sure it was much less nerve-racking than driving ourselves, but it was still quite frightning! The tour drivers take the trip up and down every day, so they are used to it and probably don't go quite as slow as the other people driving themselves up! But I kept reminding my self that "this driver does this everyday, she knows what she's doing"!
But this was the way to go, we could both view the sites, without having to pull over all the time. It's definately worth the money!
The funniest part going up was when our "tour-guide" pointed out to us to look at the cars comming down - see the different expressions on the faces. It was funny - and that was my face comming down too!

NHBUOY · 10-17-2005, 10:49 AM

Mt. Washington got 18" of snow last night...

Lin · 10-17-2005, 07:25 PM

Bump that up to 34" and winds 134 MPH according to the last observer comment I read. They have a photo posted too of the snow underneath in an entryway.

Rattlesnake Gal · 10-18-2005, 07:08 AM

Excellent pictures DRH! I got to enjoy them as a slide show (Nice feature!) this morning with my cup of coffee. Thanks for sharing your trip to the top.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DRH

While technically not "lake-related", I thought some of the Forum members might enjoy seeing the view from the top of the mountain.

I would beg to differ about Mt. Washington being lake related. While it may not technically be "in" the Lakes Region, it can be seen from the lake and the largest vessel on Lake Winnipesaukee was named for the mountain. Mt. Washington equals lake related in my book.

GWC... · 10-18-2005, 10:49 PM

What a difference a few days make:

http://www.mountwashington.org/comme...5/IMG_2931.jpg

http://www.mountwashington.org/comme.../YankeeTim.jpg

http://www.mountwashington.org/comme...DeckSpears.jpg

Going up:
1) http://www.mountwashington.org/comme...5/IMG_1714.jpg

2) http://www.mountwashington.org/comme...5/IMG_1726.jpg

3) http://www.mountwashington.org/comme...5/IMG_1736.jpg

10-08-2005, 03:02 PM	#1
DRH Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Meredith Posts: 1,694 Thanks: 1,212 Thanked 677 Times in 179 Posts	View From the Top of Mount Washington I've created an album on PhotoPost containing a number of pictures taken during our trip up the Mount Washington Auto Road on 10/4/05. While technically not "lake-related", I thought some of the Forum members might enjoy seeing the view from the top of the mountain. The photos can be viewed by clicking here. Here's an example of the view from the top: __________________ DRH

10-08-2005, 05:02 PM	#2
pmj Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 240 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	here's another picture from George.."lake" related HI Don, My husband hiked Mt Washington 10/3 and here's a sample of one of his photos looking down at Lake of the Clouds from the top! What glorious weather up there this week. By the way..I have a hard time tolerating the auto road. I think there must be a phobia named for "falling off the mountain" pmj Attached Images

10-08-2005, 05:06 PM	#3
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,356 Thanks: 18 Thanked 574 Times in 181 Posts	Outstanding! Great work DRH! __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

10-08-2005, 05:30 PM	#4
RumGuy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Cape Cod / W.Alton Posts: 76 Thanks: 4 Thanked 9 Times in 5 Posts	Phobia I think that the phobia is called Ahhhh hhhh hhhhh! Phobia I suffer from it as well.

10-08-2005, 06:31 PM	#6
Lady Di Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 185 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	AHhhhhhhhhhhh...........is only part of it... I, too, have acrophobia, and have never been to the summit of The Mountain. Not the auto road, and especially not the Cog Railway. But I sure do appreciate these photos. Breathtaking, to say the least. How a State so warm and beautiful can be so truly majestic at the same time, amazes me. I am listening to Irish music now...about the homeland, etc, and for me, that is New England. I see by the Weirscam that it is totally dark.....the summer is over. Have a great weekend, all. __________________ Lady Di

10-08-2005, 08:06 PM	#7
MovieStar Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	nice pics You guys(and Ladies), Those are beautiful shots. It makes me home sick for the mountains.

10-08-2005, 09:19 PM	#8
Lin Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Massachusetts & Moultonborough Posts: 673 Thanks: 41 Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts	Awesome photos of Mt. Washington DRH. When I check the Winni cams I always check the Mt. Washington cam. Great photo of Lake of clouds PMJ! thanks people for sharing with us. __________________ Lin

10-15-2005, 03:05 PM	#9
nj2nh Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 533 Thanks: 81 Thanked 47 Times in 27 Posts	Driving up Mt. Washington I drove up Mt. Washington in late August with my two boys. I had done it for the first time last year in my Windstar. This was the first trip in my Explorer. It was really no problem at all - until the trip down. On the way up, we had seen that a Jeep or something similar had gone off into a ditch. She was barely off the road and I couldn't understand why the driver didn't just put it in reverse and back out. She was, of course, on the inside, not on the about-to-go-over-the-cliff side, and had been headed up. Anyway, we never thought about it again until we can down and had to stop while a tow truck pulled her out. However, that tow truck was a wee bit too wide for that section of the road (no pavement - just gravel here). We were on the outside (the about-to-go-over-the-cliff side ) and had to get around the tow truck. The SUV in front of me pulled in its mirrors and there was some little kids watching out the window to make sure the driver didn't plunge over. The tow truck driver stopped, looked out the window and yelled, "I'm not going to move, but you better not hit me!" I couldn't believe it. The car in front of me got by and I almost wet my pants doing the same. My son, during this whole thing, was looking out the window and kept telling me I had plenty of room. Once we were past the tow, he told me we really only had an inch or so of road left, but didn't want to make me nervous. I may never drive up there again. That was plenty for me. Jersey Girl

10-16-2005, 10:34 AM	#10
Lin Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Massachusetts & Moultonborough Posts: 673 Thanks: 41 Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts	Jersey Girl, I love going up the Mountian but don't like the drive. I've hiked it in my youth and driven up it since getting married. One day before our kids were born my husband's brother and wife thought it would be nice to go up there. My husband's blazer was the car of choice (standard shift). Anyways just as we cleared the treeline in rolled a huge fog bank. It got so bad, I had to get out and walk the edge of the road the rest of the way up telling them where the edge was. Needless to say by the time we got to the top my husband and I were not talking. The three of them were in the museum and I was still fuming at the top in the parking lot. I was not alone though. LOL,as we had gotten one of the first parking spaces in the lot, almost every car that finally made it up asked me how much further & where is the parking lot. You couldn't even see it. There were lots of husbands/wives mad at each other that day. Finally the sun broke out above as the bank settled into the valley below tree line and we had a more comfortable ride down. I will never forget that trip though. __________________ Lin

10-16-2005, 11:57 AM	#11
NHKathy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moultonborough when I can / RI Posts: 699 Thanks: 180 Thanked 38 Times in 22 Posts	Scarry!!! I agree, the Auto Road is soooo scarry! My husband and I went up about 4-5 years ago, and were too chicken to drive ourselves - so we opted to do the "tour van". I'm sure it was much less nerve-racking than driving ourselves, but it was still quite frightning! The tour drivers take the trip up and down every day, so they are used to it and probably don't go quite as slow as the other people driving themselves up! But I kept reminding my self that "this driver does this everyday, she knows what she's doing"! But this was the way to go, we could both view the sites, without having to pull over all the time. It's definately worth the money! The funniest part going up was when our "tour-guide" pointed out to us to look at the cars comming down - see the different expressions on the faces. It was funny - and that was my face comming down too!

10-17-2005, 10:49 AM	#12
NHBUOY Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Loon Mtn. winters...Meredith Neck summers Posts: 398 Thanks: 288 Thanked 94 Times in 60 Posts	Mt. Washington got 18" of snow last night...

10-17-2005, 07:25 PM	#13
Lin Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Massachusetts & Moultonborough Posts: 673 Thanks: 41 Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts	Bump that up to 34" and winds 134 MPH according to the last observer comment I read. They have a photo posted too of the snow underneath in an entryway. __________________ Lin

10-18-2005, 10:49 PM	#15
GWC... Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,325 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	What a difference a few days make: http://www.mountwashington.org/comme...5/IMG_2931.jpg http://www.mountwashington.org/comme.../YankeeTim.jpg http://www.mountwashington.org/comme...DeckSpears.jpg Going up: 1) http://www.mountwashington.org/comme...5/IMG_1714.jpg 2) http://www.mountwashington.org/comme...5/IMG_1726.jpg 3) http://www.mountwashington.org/comme...5/IMG_1736.jpg Last edited by GWC...; 10-18-2005 at 10:52 PM.