Monday, August 6, 2007

Run To The Hills...

Alternate title: Hey, old Iron Maiden tunes seemed less trite than a beer jingle, okay?

As I mentioned in previous posts, as part of last week's vacation we drove up Mount Washington, the highest peak in the northeastern United States. This was the first time up Mount Washington for my wife and kids, and my third trip up the mountain. This is the first time I've been the driver, though. Interestingly enough, I rode up the mountain in the back of a van for both previous outings.

Here's the view from the ground (click all pictures for full size):

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Just... Wow.

This is about halfway up, taking a rest to let the truck cool down (looking at the Mt. Washington Auto Road website I see that, technically, we shouldn't have been allowed to go up at all given the wheelbase of my truck. Oopsie):

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And, most spectacular of all, the view from the top:

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Even better than the view, though, was hearing my son tell his friends at the campground that he had lunch "on the top of the mountain"! Just too cool...

5 comments:

Bruce said...

Ah...I get it. When you said "top of New England" earlier, I thought something might have possessed you to drive the family up to Madawaska.

Countertop said...

Try walking it next time.

Or even better (more exhilarating), take a hike up the Madison Gulf trail, then head over Mt. Madison to Mt. Washington.

Big big fan of the Madison Gulf

Jay G said...

Bruce,

Eh, no. Heck, I talked my dad out of buying a cabin in Houlton, and that's a good sight closer than Madawaska...

CT,

I'd like to walk it someday; however with a 4 year old and a 6 year old in tow it wasn't about to happen...

Funny story about the summit, to be posted later...

BobG said...

Interesting place; I am always amazed when reading about the weather there, especially for someplace with such a low elevation.

SpeakerTweaker said...

Wow, now THAT is some beauty!

Nice pics, Jay.



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