NULL 2010-06-05 17:38:02.000 - Sabrina Lomans,  Summit Intern Spring! What a difference a day makes! Yesterday started out foggy but soon cleared out to reveal a sunny day. One of the receptors for our weather monitoring equipment located on the Lakes in the Clouds AMC hut needed to be fixed, so Stacey and I trekked down to repair it. With temperatures averaging in the upper 40s to lower 50s, this made for a perfect day to do so. Along the way, we were able to admire the freshly blooming flowers and how green everything has become. Today started out foggy

Birthday 2010-06-04 22:57:49.000 - Mike Carmon,  Staff Meteorologist Our museum attendant, Deb, often talks about our shift as her mountain family. Working and living with the same group of people for a week at a time results in a tight-knit crew that feels very much like another family and not just a group of co-workers.This year, I was fortunate to be on the summit with this mountain family for the latest in a 24-year history of special days we often refer to as "birthdays."That's right...on Thursday, June 3, I turned the ripe age of 24. I knew it would be

NULL 2010-06-03 17:26:41.000 - Stacey Kawecki,  Observer and Meteorologist NULL After three and a half weeks, it feels good to be back on the summit. Don't get me wrong, the vacation was fantastic. In fact, I think it was the perfect vacation. I was never stressed, got to see lots of my friends and family, and I even went to the beach (you know it, the Jersey Shore!). The weather cooperated beautifully most days, encouraging me to go outside to canoe, to hike, and to bike. Experimenting with food (aka, cooking and eating) kept me busy for the rest of

NULL 2010-06-02 16:27:30.000 - Eric Fisher,  Summit Volunteer Time to leave the summit (begrudgingly). My first trip to the peak of Mt. Washington was about as enjoyable and interesting as I could have imagined. The weather cooperated nicely, giving us a sample of lightning on the horizon, near hurricane force gusts, beautiful sunsets, 5 nice hiking days, and even some undercast; all in the span of a week. Only one day of fog! Not too shabby. The Alpine flowers are starting to bloom, and the snow fields are shrinking quickly.The crew was fantastic (although they tested my culinary skills and

Alpine Flower Hike 2010-06-01 18:10:25.000 - Mike Finnegan,  IT Observer The Girls Above Central Well, it's June 1st and I haven't yet made it out to the snowfields today. I woke up this morning to foggy conditions and not long after that, rain. I can only hope that it stops before August as I remember June and July being incredibly wet last summer. The rain was no surprise though and since we saw it coming, the entire crew went out for a hike yesterday evening. Knapper joined us down to the top of the east fields since he was on

Happy Memorial Day! 2010-05-31 22:17:04.000 - Brian Clark,  Observer and Meteorologist Old Glory in the sun today It seems that there's always something new to see on this mountain. Even here in late May, as we get into the summer months that tend to be much tamer than the winter months (that I have now gotten to see 5 sets of), something new can sneak up on you. Today, that happened in the form of a whole lot of smoke coming from wildfires, some burning out of control, to our north in Quebec.We actually started to see effects from these

Week In Review 2010-05-30 21:07:42.000 - Rebecca Scholand,  Summit Intern Lenticular Clouds It has been an exciting week for me. One in which I have experienced quite a few new things. Thursday morning I woke to a rather interesting sight that I had only till that point heard of. We were under clear skies with an undercast. Later that same day I stood on the observation deck as low clouds literally closed in around me. Friday I had the opportunity to get a few turns in on the East Snow Fields. It may have only been a few but it

Oh, the sights to see! 2010-05-29 21:52:59.000 - Ryan Knapp,  Staff Meteorologist Sunrise Saturday morning. The weather this week looks to be a nice mix of everything the summit has to offer. The conditions for our first half of the week have consisted of relatively low winds, seasonable temperatures, with only brief fog and dynamic skies above. The weather for the second half of the week is shaping up to have higher winds, more fog, and possibly some thunderstorms mixed in with rain. It is a week like this that kind of provides us with a great smorgasbord of variety

First few days... 2010-05-28 16:20:38.000 - Hanna Brewer,  Summit Intern Marty, also, is calmed by the mountain. After my first few days atop Mount Washington, I'm starting to think that the 'Home of the World's Worst Weather' isn't living up to its name. I can't say I'm too broken-hearted, however. It has been absolutely beautiful welcoming weather for me with temperatures in the 50s and relatively calm winds. I've scarcely needed more than a light jacket to shadow observers Brian Clark and Mike Finnegan on their hourly weather observations, which means ideal cloud and stargazing conditions.It is a very humbling

Start of summer, and tours! 2010-05-27 22:55:22.000 - Brian Clark,  Observer and Meteorologist For a lot of folks, I'm sure, tomorrow will be the start of Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial beginning of summer! We will undoubtedly see the results of this over the weekend here on the summit with our first truly busy days of the summer. Lots of people will be driving up the Auto Road, riding the Cog, hiking, and hopefully taking tours of the Observatory!If you are already a member, remember that one of the many benefits of membership is that you can always stop