Mt. Washington, NH - July 24, 2020

Our first New Hampshire experience was another eye-opener to the rigors of the Appalachian Trail.  Mount Washington stands 6,288 feet (1,917m) above sea level and was summited by our dear friends, Gail and Roger on their AT through-hike in 2017.

That's the view of Mt. Washington
from the Cog Railway parking lot

We decided it would be better for us to
take the fun railway instead of
climbing the rugged mountainside

There is one railcar per train as the engine has to
push its way up the steep slope (Panorama)

The camera is horizontal! 
The railcar is climbing uphill.

The track below us

The cars were beautifully painted

It seemed we could see forever

The views from the top had us looking beyond all the other peaks

The weather station at the top has recorded some of
the world's most extreme weather

Looking toward the Atlantic Ocean,
on the clearest days it's visible.  (Panorama)

The Crawford Path is part of the AT hiked by Gail and Roger

The summit viewed from the Crawford Path

That's the Cog Railway seen from the top

Click Here for this panorama from the summit

Karen is actually on the Appalachian Trail, just
below the summit.  It is outrageously difficult. 
Those rock cairns are there to show the trail when
fog, rain, snow or other bad weather obscures the path.