Moose2001
01-23-2003, 09:09
It seems there is always a lot of discussion about the Whites. Thought these two links might be good for those of you who have never hiked there. The first one is to the White Mt. Server. He has pictures and information on just about every mountain, campsite, hut, leanto, trail and feature in the Whites. Also a very good description of the AT through the Whites.
http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/whites/
This is a link to the Mt. Washington weather page. Lots of interesting information and a live webcam from the summit.
http://www.mountwashington.org/
For those of you who wonder about why there is so much concern about hiking through the Whites, here's a little snippet of the weather forecasters comments from the summit of Mt. Washington on Wednesday morning.
Wednesday 5:30 AM
What happens when you have a bunch of weather freaks up on the summit with 100+ mph winds? They go outside and run/flop around. It has been an amazing night with the winds topping out at 142 mph. I don't think that I have the courage to face that full on out on the deck. All I can do is peak around the tower and wait for the blast to hit. Have you ever stuck your head out of a moving car?...well this is kind of like that except the car is a NASCAR running the oval.
http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/whites/
This is a link to the Mt. Washington weather page. Lots of interesting information and a live webcam from the summit.
http://www.mountwashington.org/
For those of you who wonder about why there is so much concern about hiking through the Whites, here's a little snippet of the weather forecasters comments from the summit of Mt. Washington on Wednesday morning.
Wednesday 5:30 AM
What happens when you have a bunch of weather freaks up on the summit with 100+ mph winds? They go outside and run/flop around. It has been an amazing night with the winds topping out at 142 mph. I don't think that I have the courage to face that full on out on the deck. All I can do is peak around the tower and wait for the blast to hit. Have you ever stuck your head out of a moving car?...well this is kind of like that except the car is a NASCAR running the oval.