Mount Washington

By Kelly S.

Imagine riding up the steep sides of Mt. Washington on an open train where you can you stick your hands out and almost touch the trees, breath in the cool crisp air as you travel higher and higher up its steep elevation, admire the striking scenery as you point out the other states and attractions you know. Or driving your own vehicle up the road doing the same things. Well the state of New Hampshire put together a private, non-profit, scientific, & educational institution, called The Mt. Washington Observatory. Reoccupying the summit in 1932, The Observatory is an educational and thrilling experience you have when you get to the top. There is so much to learn, see, and discover. Take it from me a personal experienced climber, that’s one time you shouldn’t pass by.

When you get to the top of the mountain, you have a variety of activities you can do. When you first unload the train, you look up to an ignoramus observatory called, The Mount Washington Oberservatory. Inside you can eat at the lodge, spend sometime shopping at the gift shops to get you I climbed Mt Washington shirts, go up to the balcony and get a incredible view, or you can take a tour. And that’s what I did. Picture this, walking through the weather room and seeing all the high tech tools being in use. The wind pedometer speeding up within seconds or slowing down within seconds. The weather could change in an instant. Also, create an imagine in your mind, climbing up latter’s and stairs, each time reaching the top of one flight, gaining more excitement too see what’s up at the top. When you finally reach the top of the observatory, you’re so high up in elevation that your goose bumps start to come in and you begin to tingle, but you forget about that because what you see is beyond your belief. It’s a scene you couldn’t even paint a picture of because the reality of it is further than your imagination could imagine. It’s like a spending a day above the clouds. You see the trees and how they grow in different patterns. Some on higher elevation then others. All having there own color or texture to them. Not one is the same.

As you go back down to the bottom of the observatory, you are in amazement and no words could explain your feelings. But unfortunately the train has come back to the top to transport you back to the very bottom of the mountain. As you load on the train you sit back, relax, and take a minute to come to reality with things, when you reach the bottom, I almost guarantee you will say to yourself, this has truly been, an unforgettable experience.