Here's something you might be interested in.
Ask a Hipster — Advice you didn't know you needed
Big Screen — Movie commentary
Blurt — Music's inside track
Booze News — San Diego spirits
Classical Music — Immortal beauty
Classifieds — Free and easy
Cover Stories — Front-page features
Drinks All Around — Bartenders' drink recipes
Excerpts — Literary and spiritual excerpts
Feast! — Food & drink reviews
Feature Stories — Local news & stories
Fishing Report — What’s getting hooked from ship and shore
From the Archives — Spotlight on the past
Golden Dreams — Talk of the town
The Gonzo Report — Making the musical scene, or at least reporting from it
Letters — Our inbox
Movies@Home — Local movie buffs share favorites
Movie Reviews — Our critics' picks and pans
Musician Interviews — Up close with local artists
Neighborhood News from Stringers — Hyperlocal news
News Ticker — News & politics
Obermeyer — San Diego politics illustrated
Outdoors — Weekly changes in flora and fauna
Overheard in San Diego — Eavesdropping illustrated
Poetry — The old and the new
Reader Travel — Travel section built by travelers
Reading — The hunt for intellectuals
Roam-O-Rama — SoCal's best hiking/biking trails
San Diego Beer — Inside San Diego suds
SD on the QT — Almost factual news
Sheep and Goats — Places of worship
Special Issues — The best of
Street Style — San Diego streets have style
Surf Diego — Real stories from those braving the waves
Theater — On stage in San Diego this week
Tin Fork — Silver spoon alternative
Under the Radar — Matt Potter's undercover work
Unforgettable — Long-ago San Diego
Unreal Estate — San Diego's priciest pads
Your Week — Daily event picks
Mount Washington, New Hampshire
I'm just glad I wasn't driving.
The road that snakes around Mt. Washington is narrow and terrifying. There's no guardrail to prevent cars from flying off corners and smashing down steep cliffs. Just to make things more nail-biting, Mt. Washington is also famous for its violent winds – in 1934, a 231-mph gust took the world record (and kept it to this day).
When I arrived with a student group at the summit, the view alone was worth our heart-pounding climb. We could see the White Mountains extending for miles in every direction; hikers emerged on the fringes and plodded their way up the long escarpments.
At over 6,000 ft., I’d never stood at such an altitude, and I was delighted to see the clouds separate around us, revealing sumptuous green valleys. I could see, far below, the webbed trails of a ski resort. How quaint the black diamonds looked from 4000 ft. higher up.
In retrospect, I would've preferred to hike – the road is expensive, at $23 per driver, and the route is fast and treacherous. But because our group was dashing for Maine, the road made for a riveting three-hour excursion, especially when those famous winds whipped up.
Here's something you might be interested in.
Mount Washington, New Hampshire
Mount Washington, New Hampshire
I'm just glad I wasn't driving.
The road that snakes around Mt. Washington is narrow and terrifying. There's no guardrail to prevent cars from flying off corners and smashing down steep cliffs. Just to make things more nail-biting, Mt. Washington is also famous for its violent winds – in 1934, a 231-mph gust took the world record (and kept it to this day).
When I arrived with a student group at the summit, the view alone was worth our heart-pounding climb. We could see the White Mountains extending for miles in every direction; hikers emerged on the fringes and plodded their way up the long escarpments.
At over 6,000 ft., I’d never stood at such an altitude, and I was delighted to see the clouds separate around us, revealing sumptuous green valleys. I could see, far below, the webbed trails of a ski resort. How quaint the black diamonds looked from 4000 ft. higher up.
In retrospect, I would've preferred to hike – the road is expensive, at $23 per driver, and the route is fast and treacherous. But because our group was dashing for Maine, the road made for a riveting three-hour excursion, especially when those famous winds whipped up.
Comments