trials 2009-08-08 16:21:10.000 - Stacey Kawecki,  Observer and Meteorologist NULL When the going gets tough, the observers generally take out their frustrations with a crowbar. However, with the obvious lack of icing this week, using a crowbar might not be the best way to deal with difficulties. By difficulties, I mean the summit will soon be short-staffed. We've already had to deal without Amy (she had to return to school), and Marty is not handling her absence too well. As Mike mentioned in his comment yesterday, he will be heading to that valley below to go to Virginia Beach for

Shift Shifts 2009-08-07 17:13:08.000 - Mike Carmon,  Staff Meteorologist When all else fails, throw in a picture of Marty Routine is something that one easily falls into while working on the summit. My schedule has been very routine for seven months: wake up in the afternoon, eat breakfast, do some work or go out for a hike (weather dependent, of course), eat dinner, watch a movie with the crew, then head to work for the remainder of the evening. This routine is repeated within a more inclusive routine, which is a Wednesday to Wednesday work week, followed by a Thursday

Short and sweet 2009-08-06 03:46:48.000 - Dottie And Ron,  Summit Volunteers Sunset This was our first time as volunteers on Mt. Washington. We prepared by shopping at L.L. Bean for our 'No Cotton' clothing, collecting recipes and gathering all the fresh vegetables we could.What we couldn't prepare for was meeting the most wonderful group of young professionals who kept us laughing all week.   Dottie And Ron,  Summit Volunteers

Shadows 2009-08-04 23:24:24.000 - Ryan Knapp,  Staff Meteorologist My shadow after a morning observation. The week can be summarized by shadows. The biggest shadows came from the sun which shown down a few times this week finally breaking up the monotony of fog, clouds and rain that has been this summers theme it seems. The rising sun shown orange hews around the morning shadows while the setting sun shown hews of blue and purple around the afternoon shadows. And the shadows didn't end with the setting sun as they lingered into the night as the moon neared its capacity casting

Marty update, cap cloud, and Science in the Mountains 2009-08-03 21:57:34.000 - Brian Clark,  Observer and Meteorologist Marty catching some rays Since we've been getting some requests for an update on our cat Marty, I figured I would start this comment with just that. After having 10 teeth removed and his ears flushed two weeks ago tomorrow, the little guy has been doing quite well. As Stacey wrote a week and a half ago in her comment about Marty, it took him a few days to recuperate, but at this point he is back to his usual antics. He's even

The Sun Came Out! 2009-08-01 17:34:02.000 - Mike Finnegan,  IT Observer The Sun was Bright... Today was one of the more pleasant days on the mountain in a while and entire herds of people came to the summit. Talking to my friend, Wayne, he was surprised to hear we were in the fog this morning as he couldn't see a cloud in the sky from his home in Jackson. As it was though, lower level moisture was being lifted up over the mountain from the west and kept us in the fog for the first half of the day. Around

Summary of July Comment 2009-07-31 16:31:59.000 - Alex Jacques,  Summit Intern Clouds below and above the summit. July of 2009 has certainly been a very wet month for the Observatory and New England in general. This month started off with rain showers on the first and is ending with plenty of rain this afternoon. Including this morning, the summit has received a grand total of 12.68 inches of liquid precipitation for the month of July. The July monthly record for the summit is 16.585 inches, which was set back in 1996. Unless we receive another 3.9 inches of rain before

A Delicious Week On The Summit! 2009-07-30 15:24:55.000 - Hedda Peterson,  Summit Intern Dotty and Ron A shift week for us always begins in the employee parking lot at the base of the Auto Road, at 8:30 AM. Everyone crams their luggage into the back of the van and piles in for the half hour ride up! Hugs and hellos are exchanged and as we chat about what we did on our off weeks. This week's meeting at the Auto Road was especially high spirited and led me to believe that a very good week was to follow!This feeling did

Science in the Mountains 2009-07-29 11:12:37.000 - Scott Wehrwein,  Summit Intern NULL If you're in the White Mountains area, come check out this evening's installment of the Mount Washington Observatory's Science in the Mountains program. Every Wednesday evening of this summer, we'll be using video conferencing technology to travel to science centers around the world to learn about our environment from experts on various topics.This week, we're taking a trip down under to the Reef HQ Aquarium, where just about 65 million years ago, the Australian continent formed a part of the land mass called Gondwana, which was located in

NULL 2009-07-28 09:19:39.000 - Amy Terborg,  Summit Intern NOTE: If you attended Seek the Peak 9, we'd love to get your opinion of the event. Complete this survey for a chance to win a La Crosse Technology WD-3105U Weather Direct Forecast Station or an L.L. Bean fleece jacket! Goodbye. Seven letters, two syllables, and often a few tears. However, most people miss the fact that the first half of the word says 'good'...as in good friends, good memories, and good experiences. If you have had all those then your goodbye should really be a good bye. Tomorrow it will be