Friday, May 29, 2009 2009-05-29 07:16:25.000 - Amy Terborg,  Summit Intern NULL Today started as another day in the fog. I woke to winds whistling outside my window, a sound which is fast becoming a familiar one. For this afternoon it looks like more intern training is on the agenda for me. That, and trying to get Marty to show some affection (though I'm told that it is an impossible task). I still can't believe that I'm living on Mount Washington, though the view (fog) could have something do with that. It's hard to know you're so high up when

NULL 2009-05-29 07:10:59.000 - Cindy L. Terry,  Summit Volunteer NULL As I close my 7th season on the mountain as a volunteer, I am reflecting upon skier safety and how this mountain demands that extra care be taken by all that have the pleasure of using it recreationally. Yesterday I was out and about making my way from the summit cone down Lion's Head Trail. Scanning Tuckerman's Ravine I was shocked to see two skiers making their way up the headwall of the Ravine. They picked a path about two hundred feet to the right of the waterfall that always

Thursday, May 28 2009-05-28 07:12:56.000 - Amy Terborg,  Summit Intern NULL It's my second day as summit intern and I've decided I am a pretty lucky person. This morning I looked out the window and could see the mountain tops peeking up from the clouds and even a sliver of blue sky way off in the distance. Yesterday I got to climb all the way to the top of the tower, tag along on observations, and even met Marty. Being a Meteorology major I am really in paradise right now. It doesn't matter if it's raining or blowing so hard

Nothing gold can stay 2009-05-26 20:51:01.000 - Ali Boris,  Summit Intern Final sunset Tomorrow I will join the ranks of the many talented and accomplished former interns of the Mount Washington Observatory. Despite my esteemed company, however, I really don't want to go.The intern experience has clearly been different for each person who's passed through here. For me, it's been a learning experience not only with respect to my research, but also in enjoying life to its fullest. I traveled across the country for this internship not knowing what to expect, and am now seated here on a boulder overlooking

Memorial Day thoughts 2009-05-25 17:18:11.000 - Brian Clark,  Observer and Meteorologist Happy Memorial Day! It has been brought to my attention that the first sentence in the following comment has caused some confusion. I had every intention of honoring those that have died fighting for our country and its freedom, but now realize that the words I chose to express that may not have been the clearest. I also figured that, although it is not necessarily the main intent of the Memorial Day holiday, it is never a bad idea to thank those that are currently serving our country. My

Sunsets and Fireworks 2009-05-24 17:35:52.000 - Mike Finnegan,  IT Observer A Sight Worth Hiking Down For Yesterday was a very nice day to go out and hike. Really, most days are if you approach them with the open mind of experiencing something new. It just takes a bit less planning when it's not blowing 70 mph and wicked cold or the fog isn't limiting visibility to 25 feet. As it turns out, yesterday started off pretty sunny then went into the fog in the afternoon, so I guess it was somewhere in between. With the holiday weekend, the summit has

Sunrise and virga. 2009-05-23 17:07:37.000 - Ryan Knapp,  Staff Meteorologist Ooh, piece of (eye) candy. There are times when writing a comment takes a bit of thought especially during days there really isn't anything that I find interesting to write about. Being the night observer, my world usually consists of darkness and fog and one can only write about darkness and fog so many times before it begins to all sound the same. So, I look at the notepad of ideas I have in my email account and try hopefully to find something that inspires me to construct something of

Taking a break from work 2009-05-22 15:36:47.000 - Brian Clark,  Observer and Meteorologist Looking up Airplane Gully. Still plenty of snow! One of the many things that I have always loved about working on the summit of Mount Washington as a weather observer is having the opportunity to go outside on a regular basis. Obviously as a minimum, one of us goes outside once an hour to take the weather observation, but there are other reasons to go outside: taking down or repairing instruments, maintaining research equipment, and getting the precipitation can just to name a few. This is also

Recipe for Summit Internship Success 2009-05-21 20:54:27.000 - Ali Boris,  Summit Intern Summit view from today There are many things that I've learned while here in the Mount Washington Valley and on the mountain, including but certainly not limited to how to appreciate northeastern cuisine. With a proud Irishman who is also a proud resident of Vermont on staff as well as many volunteers who necessarily love the culinary arts, I've tried a smorgasbord of new foods. Among the highlights are real maple syrup, moose sausage, Scott Sauce (ask Mike about hot and spreadable things), lamb with mint jelly, real

Volunteer 2009-05-20 04:32:53.000 - Joe Kayan,  Summit Volunteer Lenticular Cloud on Tuesday Evening Well, tonight came all too quickly-my last night here as a volunteer at the top of New England. It's been quite a week. I arrived seven days ago into a wintry scene, rime ice pluming from cairns and summit buildings and footpaths made treacherous with frozen pools. During the week, I got to watch spring turn ice into running water...heard it gurgle gently amongst the rock and watch it flow, mostly silent, through the alpine garden. I listened it roar over the headwall into Tuckerman's. I was