Marty Takes a Hike 2012-07-31 10:01:14.000 - Steve Harshman,  Summit Intern Clouds in the Great Gulf This shift week started off with rain. For the most part, the summit was stuck in the clouds through Saturday, with a whopping 1.3" of rain dumped on the peak. Luckily, this didn't last the whole week and we cleared up for Sunday, allowing for some pretty stellar hiking weather.Despite being in the clear, clouds remained around the summit with some tall cumulous building up all around us. One particular bank was stuck in the Great Gulf, unable to lift itself over the Northern

Volunteer Week on the Summit 2012-07-31 06:41:26.000 - Adam Scott,  Summit Volunteer NULL Being a middle school science teacher from Rhode Island, I have been waiting all year to spend a week on the highest peak in New England. Coming from a state that is basically at sea level (our highest point is a hill at 812 feet above sea level), I am continually amazed at the beauty, size and grandeur of this spectacular mountain range.Spending time with this amazing summit crew is both a personal and professional privilege. With each passing day, I have had the pleasure of watching

Science In The Mountains 2012-07-30 06:49:42.000 - Rebecca Scholand,  Weather Observer/Education Specialist NULL Trying to plan out your week? Don't forget to block off time to attend this week's Science in the Mountains at the Weather Discovery Center in North Conway. Wednesday, August 1st at 7pm Seth Campbell will be giving his presentation on Radio Waves Over Rough Terrain. Find out why you may have cell signal in one location but move 10 feet and drop your call. Be sure not to miss out on our remaining Science in the Mountain programs every Wednesday this summer. August 8: Research Projects

The Morning 2012-07-28 17:55:30.000 - Emanuel Janisch,  Summit Intern First Glimpse There are numerous things, that as interns we help with. In the morning doing the AMC weather radio call, helping out with observations, writing and recording the afternoon forecast as well as giving tours to members who would like to see what we do and how we live. Another job that we do here on the summit is helping run the museum and gift shop.In the mornings looking out the window we see the untouched view before the first cog comes into sight. As it makes its steady trudge

Night Sky 2012-07-27 17:20:55.000 - Rebecca Scholand,  Weather Observer/Education Specialist Photo by Observer Ryan Knapp Living and working on the summit of Mount Washington can be very rewarding. We see incredible views, high winds, cold temperatures, and visitors from all over the world. But what do we see at night? Well on a clear night when we can see the stars the night sky is something incredible. With the limited light pollution from the surrounding areas we are able to capture a spectacular sky. Pictures from our photo journal show some of the night sky that has been captured. Last

MWO Summit Adventures 2012-07-25 22:44:59.000 - Mike Carmon,  Weather Observer/Meteorologist NULL Looking for a unique summertime adventure?Interested in Mt. Washington, and want to learn more?How about a gift for the upstart meteorologist in the family?Our MWO Summit Adventures bring you to the top of Mt. Washington, where you'll get to experience the home of the world's worst weather firsthand!While up on the summit, you'll experience two worlds: inside the Observatory, where the weather observers live and work for eight days at a time, and outside, where said observers witness and record the infamous weather conditions that have given Mt. Washington

Cookie Baking Monster! 2012-07-24 22:39:58.000 - Dennis Vienneau,  Summit Volunteer After many, many weeks of anticipation, another volunteer week is quickly coming to an end. Weather on the summit this week has run the gamut from mild temperatures with almost non-existent winds to an extreme lightning and thunder show and winds exceeding 80 mph Monday night into Tuesday. In between our duties on the summit, Mark (the other volunteer) and I managed to squeeze in a hike over to Mt. Clay. For a couple of old timers (our combined age is 110+), we managed to get over and back in

A natural light show 2012-07-24 00:39:37.000 - Brian Clark,  Weather Observer/Education Specialist NULL This evening, a very impressive and strong line of thunderstorms moved through New England, hitting Mount Washington just after dinner time. As the line moved within about 30 miles of the mountain, fog cleared off for a time, which allowed the crew to witness an impressive lightning show, with a veritable mix of cloud to ground, cloud to cloud, and in cloud lightning strikes. Both intern Chris and my fellow observer Ryan tried to snap a few photos of the lightning.As the line got closer, fog returned

Seek the Peak - An overwhelming success 2012-07-22 18:29:45.000 - Roger Pushor,  Weather Observer/IT Specialist Ken gets a few gifts for a little fun in the sun Yesterday was the climax of many months of planning and hard work to make Seek the Peak come off with flying colors. You couldn't ask for better weather with warm temperatures, dry conditions and low winds.At the Summit several hundred hikers consumed over 800 homemade cookies and enjoyed tours of the Observation area, Instrument Tower and living quarters. Marty even stopped by a couple of times to say "hi" when he wasn't chasing

What Seek the Peak Means to Me 2012-07-21 18:21:35.000 - Ryan Knapp,  Weather Observer/Meteorologist A collage of some of the scenes from the day. Today is July 21st, which is this year's date for our annual fundraiser, Seek the Peak. Since I am writing this at 4 pm, I don't have any final numbers to talk about like how many people sought the peak, how many people passed through the Observatory, what our fundraising total is, and so on. By the time I woke up this afternoon around 1 EST, most of the days activities were winding down and visitors