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Archive for June, 2009

Mount Washington Auto Road

Mount Washington Auto Road

Run, Cycle, Motorcycle, Automobile, Horse, Carriage, Electric Car, all have been used to reach the summit of Mount Washington.
The  first motorized ascent of the Mount Washington Auto Road was completed by Freelan O. Stanley in 1899, thirty eight years after the road was competed. There are countless tales of mishaps, tragedies and triumphs on the [...]


Mountain Running in the White Mountains

New Hampshire native Marc Chauvin talks about life in the mountains.
As a mountain guide Marc loves to spend as much time in the mountains as possible.  A longtime resident of the Mount Washington Valley, he definitely knows his way around the trails and mountains of New Hampshire. Cathedral Ledge and Whitehorse will be where you [...]