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

Twas the Night Before Seek 2012-07-20 18:38:51.000 - Adam Brainard,  Summit Intern Seek the Peak is Tomorrow! Twas the night before Seek and across the great peakthe day shift was quiet and soon fast-asleep.The instruments were hung very safe in their nooksready for guests with inquisitive looks.Volunteers still baked, their brows covered in sweat; the hunger of Seekers will certainly be met.Marty was active chasing mice after dark;tomorrow he may decide to sleep with State Park.The night watch stood ready for any change in the weather;but he predicts little change, which is news all the better.The air was quiet, the

Variable visibility? 2012-07-19 18:20:48.000 - Christopher Gregg,  Summit Intern Mont Ham and Killington. Over the past few weeks I have found myself enamored with the view around the summit of Mount Washington. I've had to opportunity to be able to familiarize myself with the surrounding peaks and how far away they are. Today was a day with great visibility. After getting my bearings, I noticed that Mont Ham, a whopping 106 miles away in Canada was faintly visible, while Killington, a mountain in Vermont about 88 miles away (18 miles closer) was not visible at all. Obviously, visibility to the

A Volunteers Reflections 2012-07-18 23:20:34.000 - Beth Daniels,  Summit Volunteer The view to our south. Top of Mount Washington for a week, what a treat! I was lucky to spend a week on the tallest mountain east of the Mississippi and north of the Carolina's, cooking, doing house work and exploring the area above the timberline. Spending time with the great people working for the Mount Washington Observatory as meteorologist, museum attendants and tour guides was a joy. As a rookie and my first time volunteering, I was a bit nervous about the challenge, especially when told five days before