COG Railway
by Norman Peay
Title
COG Railway
Artist
Norman Peay
Medium
Photograph - Digital Print
Description
Mt Washington – Cog Railway
This photo was taken on top of Mt. Washington in New Hampshire, it’s the highest peak in the Northeastern United States. Mount Washington holds the Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere records for directly measured surface wind speed – 231 mph, which was recorded on April 12, 1934.
As we started to drive up the weather conditions posted were 29 degrees and wind at 45 MPH, visibility 100 miles at the summit. That quickly changed, about ¾ of the way the clouds blew in and visibility dropped to just several feet. This made for a very nervous drive as the road is two-way, very narrow and has no guard rails, and yes, I said VERY narrow. When we got to the top visibility was almost zero, wind was rocking the van and it was bitter cold. Once in a while you would get a very brief moment, literally a couple of seconds, when the clouds would blow away and you would get a glimpse of the remarkable view. This photo was one of those brief moments.
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October 17th, 2019
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