Feeling the Winds of Opportunity at 6,288' Feet Antonio Ruiz Núñez Howdy! My name is Antonio Ruiz Núñez and I am one of the four interns here at the Mount Washington Observatory for the Fall 2025 season. Taking a walk on another pleasant day here on the summit. I was born and raised down in Houston, Texas. My interest and subsequent lifelong love for the weather started at a young age when Hurricane Rita made landfall in southeast Texas on my 5th birthday on September 24, 2005. I distinctly remember waking up in the middle of the

Highlights From My Summer Internship By Max Sasser It’s hard to believe that the summer is over. It went by so quickly, but it felt like I lived a lifetime at Mount Washington. I loved every minute of my summer up there. It truly was a blast. I remember looking out of the window of the van going up the summit my first week. It amazed me at the sheer amount of fog on the summit! Then the snow came. I had never seen that much snow at the same time before! My shift was absolutely amazing. Karl, Amy,

Reminiscing about my Summer on the Summit By Amber Stokes Hello again! It’s hard to believe my time as an intern is coming to an end. It feels like just yesterday I was sitting in the observatory van, heading up to my first shift on the summit. The past three months have been a whirlwind, starting out as one of three interns on my shift, to solo interning by my last week (my fellow intern, Ryan, is now a night observer!). The amazing observers on my shift, Alex, Charlie, previously Alexis, now Ryan, and museum attendant, Corbin, all made

A Summer I'll Never Forget By Madelynn Smith It’s hard to believe that my time here as an intern at Mount Washington Observatory is coming to a close. Before this internship I had never visited New England, and was only familiar with the hot, muggy summers and relatively mild winters that North Carolina typically brings. So it was definitely a change moving up to Mount Washington and getting used to the occasional freezing wind chills in the middle of summer! But it’s been a wonderful 6 weeks living on the summit full of exciting weather, beautiful summit views, and

My Photography Journey on Mount Washington By Charlie Peachey I bought my first camera soon after finishing my internship at the Mount Washington Observatory in the summer of 2019, and that’s when my photography journey truly began. At the time, I didn’t know much beyond pointing and shooting, but the landscapes I was surrounded by demanded to be photographed. The following semester, I enrolled in a photography class to learn the basics of my new camera—how to control light, frame a scene, and understand the technical side of my gear. Once I had those fundamentals, I was off and

Trail Report: Seek the Peak Hikes 8.5-10 By Chris Nichols July 30, 2025 – Summit 8.5 of 17 Sometimes things don’t work out as planned. This morning, I woke up early and headed up to the White Mountains, with a plan to climb Washington for number 9. Last night the forecast was borderline for a solo hiker (in the clouds, wind 20-45 and gusts to 50 mph). I leave the house before it is updated, so I figured I would get an update around Bretton Woods (where there is still some cell service) before committing. The updated forecast was

Capturing Our Community’s Seek the Peak History By Drew Bush By now you’ve probably heard the fantastic news. This past July’s 25th Anniversary Seek the Peak broke new records, raising more than $300,000 ($50,000 over our goal) with 593 participants enjoying a picture perfect day in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. We couldn’t be more grateful to everyone who took part for helping us to accomplish this unimaginable outcome. Your efforts mean we can work every day to provide insight into extreme weather, communicate this science in a manner that keeps millions of listeners safe, and educate young

Highlights From My First Summit Summer By Amy Cotter While summer isn’t over yet, the month of August always feels like a wonderful bookend to my favorite season. I started with MWOBS in fall 2023 as a summit intern, followed by a year working with the MWOBS valley staff as an educator, and then moved into a Weather Observer position this past January, making this my very first summer spent on the summit. As such, summer’s end demands some reflection on my first magical, busy, and everything-in-between summer season spent at 6,288 feet. Over the past couple of months,

Trail Report: Seek the Peak Hikes 7 and 8 By Chris Nichols July 16, 2025 – Summit 7 of 17 Another opportunistic forecast, another summit! Since this was a day trip, I once again headed for the Ammonusuc Ravine Trail. The climb up to the Lakes of the Clouds hut was uneventful. About halfway up the climb past the Gem Pool is a side trail that takes you to a really cool waterfall. I hadn’t taken that side trail in years, so I thought it would be a nice change. The waterfall never disappoints, and I highly recommend the

Trail Report: Seek the Peak Hike 6 By Chris Nichols July 11, 2025 – Summit 6 of 17 On my last climb, I was expecting warm temps and sunshine when I got to the summit. Today, I started in the fog, climbed in the fog, and it was foggy when I took my summit photo…then the sun came out! Since the West Side is easier to get to when I’m doing a day trip, I once again climbed the Jewel Trail. This time I went up and down Jewel, which was a first for me. That makes for a