Rocks and trees, you and me: part II

Mount Washington was an adventure I won't easily forget. I'd never really been up a true mountain before (everything in PA that's called a mountain really is not - they don't actually reach the altitude needed to be called mountains), and since Mt. Washington is the highest peak in the northeast, what better way to start?? Unfortunately, once we got close to the top it was completely shrouded in fog, so we didn't get to see the view. In fact, we could barely see ten feet in front of the truck or our noses.

Taken on the way to Mount Washington. We came around a bend and immediately when saw this amazing view went, "Woooooooah..." and pulled over.

I was pretty amazed at how the trees and plant-life changed before my eyes as we went up the mountain. I didn't realize that these were the same plants at a lower altitude; they're just stunted because of being so high up. The progressively got shorter and stumpier as we went.

"It's COLD!" The wind was incredible, and very bitingly cold. Here, Scott demonstrates thus. :) And we weren't even near the top yet!

Steep incline getting nearer to the top... and 20 mph the whole way up the mountain.

Talk about eerie: this spot was silent besides the occasional sound of wind and one truck going back down the mountain. If you looked up towards the sky, all you could see was a void of white; it was very disorienting and just creepy.