Yep that is me. I couldn't make it happen this year. I did get some nice hiking and camping in, and I'll be at Tracy Ridge in PA later this month, but NH I had to put off until next year.
This is the hiking plan I'm most likely to follow. I'll definitely visit Mt. Washington, but not as part of my hike.
That's in Allegheny, right?
And, you can just drive right up Mt. Washington - or take the cog train. The story of how those came into being is pretty fascinating.
Driving up will save some time and effort!
You can only drive up when the weather is clear, and it's hell on your vehicle. You can also only drive certain vehicles up the mountain. They want you to have a manual transmission but you can do it with an automatic - so long as it has a clearly labeled (and they will check) low gear. No, "2" doesn't cut it. It must be "1" or "L." Otherwise, you ride the van, take the train, hike, or don't go.
I have a six speed trans that I can set a maxium gear on, so I can set it not to shift out of first gear if I wish. I do believe it is labled L on the column. I hadn't thought about how that would wear on the trans. Maybe I'm better off taking the train.
Yes, that's Allegheny.
Yup. they do - but you'll already be in NH, so you can go to the White Mountains. I think they consider them the White Mountains as far as Bethel - but don't quote me on that. No, really... Don't quote me on that!
Oh, shit!
Wait - you're the dude that wants to hike/camp Mt. Washington - from Voat, right?
IIRC, you were going to come up and go camping and hike the trails for like a week?
And, yeah - the weather is absolutely spectacular here.
Mt. Washington holds the record for the highest record wind speed on land. IIRC (and this isn't a typo) it's 231 MPH. Yeah... 231 MPH.
When I have one, when Mother Nature isn't being a horrible thief, it's not uncommon to see winds holding steady at 40 to 60 MPH and gusts will go over 80 MPH. That doesn't happen every day, but it's not uncommon.
The wind pretty much never stops. I have two wind turbines, and they automatically brake when they go over 34 MPH and 29 MPH. So, I know the wind hardly ever stops - but I'm unable to tell what the actual speed is when Mother Nature gets a good drunk going and decides to try to steal my turbines.
If you're the same person (I spoke to you like a year ago, on Voat), then you were supposed to get some time and decide when you were going to do your hike and I'd let you know what else was available at that time.
To be quite frank, Mt. Washington is beautiful - but there's better places (I think) to hike and camp. Plus, the weather at the top of Mt. Washington is pretty awesome and not always what it's like at the bottom of the mountain - or even halfway up the mountain.
Disclosure: If I think the weather is "awesome" then you might really want to consider the source and weight my opinions carefully. I love the cold and snow. I love giant winds that'll knock over even fat kids, where even adults have to struggle against it. If I get 24" of snow in 24 hours, I consider that a 'pretty damned good day.'