I've hiked to the top a few times, done the cog once as a teen in the seventies, and rode in a private car once. The other 12 times were when I went up with the Obs crew on a Wed to do a volunteer week, I did ten 10 summer weeks and two winter weeks. Those were the best times because I experienced such a variety of weather actually living on the summit for 8 days. I've stood on top of the tower in 90mph winds, you're right, those are darn hard to stand up in! Love that mountain. One year I went up, someone had actually walked up with a camel on the auto road, beginning before sunrise. Imagine our surprise when we got to the top in the Obs van, disembarked, moved gear and groceries in and then saw a camel standing around on the summit. Crazy!
Dan, the only story I got from talking to the owner of the camel was that s/he wanted to do it because it had never been done before, another Mt. Washington first. They had gotten permission from the auto road to walk up before it opened. It would have been in July, I'll have to go back and look at photos to determine which year, sometime between 2002 and 2012. After getting a few shots of the camel, I had to go into the Obs headquarters and put away groceries, you know the drill since you volunteered one time up there.
I've been there in the summer - I took the Cog, and my husband hiked with our daughter and 12 year old granddaughter. Cooler at the top, but shorts were still appropriate and I think I had a zip sweatshirt. Not bad at all.
I've hiked to the top a few times, done the cog once as a teen in the seventies, and rode in a private car once. The other 12 times were when I went up with the Obs crew on a Wed to do a volunteer week, I did ten 10 summer weeks and two winter weeks. Those were the best times because I experienced such a variety of weather actually living on the summit for 8 days. I've stood on top of the tower in 90mph winds, you're right, those are darn hard to stand up in! Love that mountain. One year I went up, someone had actually walked up with a camel on the auto road, beginning before sunrise. Imagine our surprise when we got to the top in the Obs van, disembarked, moved gear and groceries in and then saw a camel standing around on the summit. Crazy!
A camel! Did you ever get that story?
Dan, the only story I got from talking to the owner of the camel was that s/he wanted to do it because it had never been done before, another Mt. Washington first. They had gotten permission from the auto road to walk up before it opened. It would have been in July, I'll have to go back and look at photos to determine which year, sometime between 2002 and 2012. After getting a few shots of the camel, I had to go into the Obs headquarters and put away groceries, you know the drill since you volunteered one time up there.
Wow that’s cool! I had never heard that story before!
I've been there in the summer - I took the Cog, and my husband hiked with our daughter and 12 year old granddaughter. Cooler at the top, but shorts were still appropriate and I think I had a zip sweatshirt. Not bad at all.
Hiked up once in early July. The tourist were wearing winter coats but we were fine in shorts and tshirts.
Been there 3 times! Climbed it once in my 20’s, took the Cog up once and the van up once. All were awesome, and quite different experiences!
Yes, I've been to the summit of Mt. Washington. Just needed a light jacket.