SNOW! A Mt. Washington dayhike trip re port

“I read last night on the Mt. Washington Obeservatory's website that they had gotten snow, so I quickly decided I'd dayhike up it today and get my fix. You see, I had planned on doing an overnighter this weekend.. but cold rain and the need to grade some projects forced me to nix those plans. So.. I was stoked to learn that there was no huge threat of rain for today, and I relished at the chance to see snow for the first time this season.

I'll make this brief, as I'm very tired. But I started to see snow on the ground at 4000', and more of it as I got higher. I got some awesome pictures which I'll post later today.

I'm still pumped from getting to see snow! There wasn't a heck of a lot at the summit (maybe two inches or so), but very cool none-the-less. It was my second time summiting Mt. Washington, and I also flew up it at a pretty good pace, despite it being pretty slick. 4.1 miles, 4260' of elevation gain, and I made it to the top in exactly three hours.
last edited: 10/17/04 3:14:44 PM”

“noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! i don't want snow yet! it's too early! no snow till december please. the 24th to be exact.”

“You can always move to Florida.”

“hahaha
i never said i didn't want snow at all...i just don't want to be shovelling for six months. four is enough for me”

“My pics are up:

http://www.thebackpacker.com/pictures/album/crgc5y9z.php

This was the first time I hiked into snow-capped peaks. Before, it had always been just snow everywhere. It was really cool to see the snow levels gradually increase with the elevation. Very cool hike.”

“thanks a lot. what are you doing over new years do you want to stay in Zealand hut for a couple of days and do the bonds?”

“Pretty pics, Artie. Thanks for sharing!



Pssst, hey Pete... Where ya been? I asked you a question on your thread and you totally ignored me? :-(
http://www.thebackpacker.com/trailtalk/thread/9573,-1.php#1001842”

“SirPete, I'll have to think about it.





















Okay, I've thought about it. I'm in.”

“Very Kewl!”

“artex, cool pics. i like the one titled "fire and ice."”

“SWEET!! oonga boonga baby.”

“Great photos Artex”

“i love the sign on Mt. Washington, every pic I've ever seen of it makes it look cold and hostile up there.”

“Great pics artex. Thanks for the kick start to winter!”

“Thanks for sharing. I'm jealous.”

“Artex, those are great pictures.”

“Thanks all.”

““i love the sign on Mt. Washington, every pic I've ever seen of it makes it look cold and hostile up there.”
Roam Around
9:08:36 PM
10/17/04

Roam - meterologists say THE worst weather in the world is up there. The average windspeed for an entire year is 35.3 mph, the highest wind speed recorded anywhere in the world is from there (231 mph), and it can snow at any given time of the year.

I got those fun facts from http://www.mountwashington.org/weather/index.php.
last edited: 10/18/04 6:01:30 AM”

“wicked pics!”

“Kewl pics, Artex. They make me ...











HOOOOOOOOOORNEEEEEEEEEE!!!!”

“Pretty nice try, Yam. But you should use "wicked" to preface another adjective. Example" "wicked cool pics". ;-)

Uh oh, Gremlin's motor is starting to run.”

“I here they got about 1.5" in the Adirondacks this weekend at higher elevations too!”

“Sweet!”

“Artex, when you day hike mt wa, do you pack like you would spend the night? I just read this article in the NG Adventure magazine. They tell you to always pack for a night out when climbing mtn. wa. they are referring to a 1994 incident.”

“No, I don't. But I do prepare more than I normally would. I bring along extra clothing and food. My first-aid/emergency kit also has a space blanket, but that's the extent of my shelter.”

“Nice pictures Artex. I like the rime on the summit sign.


Glad to hear you packed extra for the hike. It can be tough convincing people that a simple 4.1 mile walk could kill them! (but, its 55 degrees and sunny . . .why do I need fleece, a shell, hat and mittens??? I don't want to carry al that crap up this steep hill).


My hiking bud is from Colorado, hiked a lot of the 14ers, and didn't get it. Our first hike we started at the base of Madison on the Daniel Webster Scout trail. Gorgeous fall day. Sunny, foliage, clear, blue, 50 degrees.


At the summit it was blowing ice sideways. Visibility was 30 feet or less, you couldn't hear a shouted voice more than 5 feet away . .. .

Of course . .this was 1989 . .before I had invested in fleece or anything . .so I am in jeans, cotton long underwear etc . . .


some fun.


Anyhoo .. . .your picutres are great. Thanks for sharing. Glad you are doing what you moved north to do!


PS: Yam . ..i think its called an adverb. WIcked is a verb that modifies that adjective. If you say wicked pics. It simply means they are evil.

Wicked cool pics means .. . .well . . .it means that they are wicked cool pics.”

“Let me give you a purely hypothetical example.

let say Artex put his video skills to work with you and produced some "Paris Hilton" type home movies.

Those would be wicked awesome movies.


Now let's say he, as a member in good faith of the HMWHC, distributed those movies to all the guys on TT and those girls who are interested in you (Gemini, Embear, lyra et al) . ..

from your perspective those movies would now just be "wicked movies" (evil).


Of course, from everyone else's perspective they would still be:

wicked awesome movies.


Does this example help you to understand the appropriate use of wicked???

it sure helps me .. .”

“LOL @ Lee!”

“oh goodness. i have so much to learn before i move up there. a whole new language! : )

but with the help of TT, my embarrassing blunders will diminish.”

“Awesome wicked sweet kick booty photos you lucky bastig!”

“Absolutely beautiful! Every time I see pictures of Mt Washington.. it reminds me again of why it is MY fantasy trip..

Maybe someday. * pouts *”

“Good point Gemini.
I always hike with enough to spend the night...in all seasons, all mountain hikes. I might not be comfortable, but I'd live. It's a wicked smaht thing to do. :)”

“Soooooooo much to learn. For instance.

Many people (perhaps you too) perceive New Englanders to be icey, cold, unfriendly bastigs.


This is not true. It is only a facade to hide our true warmth, caring and sharing nature.


I would be very happy to demonstrate all of these qualities.


Of course, to preserve the facade . ..[u]discretion[/u] will have to be our watchword . . .


In fact .. .we will have to be . . .wicked discreet.”

“I was up in Salem last weekend and I quite like the New England area. The people are nice, professional, intelligent, preppy...really lovely overall
last edited: 10/19/04 10:22:42 AM”

“Did you mean Salem?”

“I love the new edit feature.”

“Yes Terror. This is how many many people view me: "really lovely overall"


yes. that Lee .. ..he realy is a quite lovely fellow.


Terror.

I grew up just a bit inland from Salem. My Dad grew up in Marblehead (right next to Salem). I have spent a ton of time in both places. Worked a couple of summers at a Marina in Salem, and several summers in Marblehead.”

“professional, intelligent, preppy...that's our lee!
=D

guite a lovely fellow overall...
LMAO”

“Twig ---

I do say .. ..if we had those signatures thingies like at the other site (are they called "avatars" or something??

Mine would definetly be: "quite a lovely fellow overall"

I am just ROTFLMAO . . .. .


Lee: quite a lovely fellow overall.


hahahahahahahhahahahahaahahah



Boy this has really hit my funny bone.”

“lee,
you really can entertain. : )”