70mackMB Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 (edited) Looks like it's been nice weather up there lately. Live cams are great to check out every now and then. Enjoy the view! .....Hippy mountwashington.org Didn't go as planned. You'll have to cut and paste, damn it! Edited February 27 by 70mackMB Malfunction 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73917-from-the-top-of-the-rock-pile-mt-washington-nh/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Ive been on top in early summer. It was in the 70's at the base, and snowing at the top. I also rode a street bike to the top. It was a great ride.. especially coming down... The White Mountain National Forest is beautiful. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73917-from-the-top-of-the-rock-pile-mt-washington-nh/#findComment-547284 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Got more snow coming here soon, but most of it is gonna be on donner pass it’s not far from here but usually the weather is nothing like it is up there expecting 5 feet so at least they won’t be crying about our water table cut back on your watering all that thanks hippie Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73917-from-the-top-of-the-rock-pile-mt-washington-nh/#findComment-547286 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogboy Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Last Thursday, February 29th, was very windy in the northeast, wind gusts on Mt. Washington reached 147 miles an hour. The Mount Washington Observatory has a FB page, they post some fantastic photos from the top of New England. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73917-from-the-top-of-the-rock-pile-mt-washington-nh/#findComment-547523 Share on other sites More sharing options...
70mackMB Posted December 14 Author Share Posted December 14 Looking across from the top of Wildcat ski area to Mt Washington. .....Hippy https://mountwashington.org/weather-cams/wildcat-weather-camera/ (c&p sorry) Currently the wind chill is -26* with a view of 80+miles...... 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73917-from-the-top-of-the-rock-pile-mt-washington-nh/#findComment-563970 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted December 14 Share Posted December 14 On 2/27/2024 at 7:37 AM, Joey Mack said: Ive been on top in early summer. It was in the 70's at the base, and snowing at the top. I also rode a street bike to the top. It was a great ride.. especially coming down... The White Mountain National Forest is beautiful. 1965 for me and end of july beginning of august, we were on our way to Quebec to take my great aunt to see family as she did not drive. in the family station wagon. 65 galaxy wagon with 390/4 barrel and auto trans. just barely made it to the top. we were up there just long enough to see it was not a wise idea to hang around as a storm was blowing in. we actually saw it coming at us. so dad decided time to go. about quarter way down the mountain it hit. by halfway, visibility was almost zero and snow covered everything. about three quarters down the car started sliding. only time i ever saw my father scared. we made it, and the next day he vowed we would never climb a mountain in a car ever again...... and he kept his word!! 2 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73917-from-the-top-of-the-rock-pile-mt-washington-nh/#findComment-563978 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted December 14 Share Posted December 14 Wow, that’s crazy but TJ you must have the biggest memory I have everseen I only remember Bits and pieces of the past Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73917-from-the-top-of-the-rock-pile-mt-washington-nh/#findComment-563980 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted December 14 Share Posted December 14 it is one of the few memories of my childhood Bob. on the same trip we had a bear in the campsite in upstate NY. mom freaked out and made us all sleep in the car instead of the tent. then went to the town dump (which was about a mile away on the farm) and my cousin gave me a 22 where we spent a few hours shooting rats. also went fishing in the farm pond and was introduced to perch. the father was province mayor, and he was also the largest cattle farm owner in the province. also owned the cheese factory, and milk processing plant. and i have never been back. don't even know if any of them are still alive. Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73917-from-the-top-of-the-rock-pile-mt-washington-nh/#findComment-563995 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogboy Posted December 15 Share Posted December 15 A nice fall day, October 9, 2024, on Mt. Washington, NH. We left the base station on the Cog Railway where it was sunny; got to the top and it was snowing with a wind chill of 12 degrees. While there were no mountain views at least we got to experience a little of what its like on the mountain in winter time. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73917-from-the-top-of-the-rock-pile-mt-washington-nh/#findComment-564038 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted December 15 Share Posted December 15 Iv'e been up top in late summer and it was snowing.. It is an amzing place.. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73917-from-the-top-of-the-rock-pile-mt-washington-nh/#findComment-564040 Share on other sites More sharing options...
70mackMB Posted December 15 Author Share Posted December 15 l see they have the van chained up also. Must be too early to put the tracks on it. .....Hippy 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73917-from-the-top-of-the-rock-pile-mt-washington-nh/#findComment-564042 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted December 16 Share Posted December 16 I have been up it twice. the first time was 1950 when I was 5 years old.. We went up in one of their souped up Ford/Mercury station wagons and my grandmother rode the cog wheel railroad.. The second time was in June of 2019 and again rode in their wagon, and had good weather on top.. Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73917-from-the-top-of-the-rock-pile-mt-washington-nh/#findComment-564052 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ws721 Posted Monday at 03:08 PM Share Posted Monday at 03:08 PM I owned a R700 that was bought new in 77 by a local man who was hauling fuel to the summit that summer. Not many folks can wear that bumpa stickah that reads, This Car Climbed Mt Washington on their Mack 1 Quote Remember if it's got a hood it's no good! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73917-from-the-top-of-the-rock-pile-mt-washington-nh/#findComment-564072 Share on other sites More sharing options...
70mackMB Posted Monday at 04:34 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 04:34 PM 1 hour ago, ws721 said: This Car Climbed Mt Washington on their Mack Didn't Zapora Trans over in Hooksett do that years ago also? .....Hippy Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73917-from-the-top-of-the-rock-pile-mt-washington-nh/#findComment-564073 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted Monday at 05:41 PM Share Posted Monday at 05:41 PM The late Erv Bickford of Yarmouth ME hauled a lot of fuel up the mountain also. Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73917-from-the-top-of-the-rock-pile-mt-washington-nh/#findComment-564076 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ws721 Posted Monday at 06:38 PM Share Posted Monday at 06:38 PM I think Zapora did, as well as Bickford. Not sure who the R700 was hauling for. Bickford i believe was the last to haul up there on a large scale Quote Remember if it's got a hood it's no good! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73917-from-the-top-of-the-rock-pile-mt-washington-nh/#findComment-564082 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ws721 Posted Monday at 06:41 PM Share Posted Monday at 06:41 PM There's a really good book, Marty on the Mountain. He started up there in 54 i think. And was the last radio man to work the old TV buliding for the Portland station. Has a lot of intresting stories. Like the orignal Cat generators and how you had to sync em to swap engines. Its a great read Quote Remember if it's got a hood it's no good! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73917-from-the-top-of-the-rock-pile-mt-washington-nh/#findComment-564083 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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