Mount Washington, Cog Railway

August 28, 2020

Riding the Cog Railway was a wonderful adventure. We took the 10AM train and spent about an hour at the summit.

Near Base Station
Ready for our ascent. We had a beautiful clear day.
View from our coach heading up the mountain.
Traveling up the mountain
Sherman Adams Visitor Center

Due to Covid restrictions only a limited number of visitors were permitted in the visitors center. We acquired a ticket online and welcomed the opportunity to get some hot chocolate and get out of the cold wind for a few minutes.

Tip Top House, an original summit hotel dating back to 1853.
Cold and windy at the summit.
Our coach awaits.
Train at summit awaiting passengers.
Leaving the summit we had a good view of the Engineer.
Long way down
They estimated visibility to be about eighty miles.

We had beautiful clear skies. We could see Wild Cat Ski Resort where Lenny used to snow board while in New Hampshire on business. Tuckerman’s Ravine was also visible – Lenny climbed Tuckerman’s in the past. Good memories for him.

Water for steam engines.
Waiting for a train headed for the summit.

Mt. Washington is home to the most extreme weather observatory on Earth. The only months of the year Mt Washington has not recorded a below zero temperature are June, July, August and September. The morning before we visited it was 32 degrees. The wind at the summit when we were there was 25 mph. We were on the observation deck for only a short time and the wind and cold was unbearable.