~Very~ cool pic. Literally. ;-) Since you hiked up, does that mean you didn't get the ubiquitous bumper sticker? ;-)
Look forward to more pix. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Mark Roberts <m...@robertstech.com> Sent: November 25, 2011 11/25/11 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> Subject: Up Mount Washington So today Lisa and I eschewed the opporunity to get pepper sprayed and fight mobs of holiday shoppers. Instead we took advantage of beautiful weather to hike up New Hampshire's Mount Washington. The trail we took starts right at the lodge where we're staying; it's 4.1 miles to the top, with about 4000 feet of elevation gain. Weather was good and snow depth wasn't too bad. We were told we wouldn't need full crampons and so went with "mini spikes", which were tremendously helpful: We saw many other hikers using crampons. As expected, the wind got stronger as we climbed higher. At the bluff called Lion's Head it must have been 60-65 mph. The snow had been blown clear of many places but where it did remain it wes quite deep in spots. Occasionally I would place a foot and find myelf crotch-deep in snow. That and the wind made for slow going. When we got to the top the wind notched up *considerably*. We checked later (the top of the mountain consists largly of an elaborate weather station facility) we learned the wind at the top had been around 75 mph with gusts in the mid 80's. It felt like it. In the photo linked below, Lisa is literally hanging on to the summit marker sign to avoid being blown away. http://www.robertstech.com/temp/lisa-1.jpg The whole journey felt like a lot more than the 8.2 miles it actually was. I barely have enough energy to enjoy my beer now. But I'll manage ;-) More photos later. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
