Trip to Mt. Washusett (mass)

cpdaman · #1 Postby **cpdaman** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 7:25 pm

Well i had the afternoon off (few hours) and decided i could get to the top of a nearby "mountain"......i live just NW of boston .....so i could actually get to the summit of this Mt. in 50 minutes which i had no idea was so close by.

I will be adding some pictures (later tonite or tomm. afternoon) it was a very good view as i could see boston from the summit....which rises about 1500 feet up (elev. 2006 ft) the drive up is very "safe" so the biggest scaredy-cat could make the drive easily. The temp at the bottom was 63 degrees (330 pm) and the top was 55 so....not too bad but there was i would say a steady 25 mph wind with gusts near 30 or so at the top. My gf decided she wanted to do some hiking so we actually hiked down about 300 ft. elevation and then climbed back up.........lots of fun (not so much) but fun little trip.

Thursday I plan on getting up to Mt. monadnock (elev. 3100' or so) there is even a outside chance of a flurry or shower with temps near 40 at the top as a cold Upper level system has a few short waves rotating around it. Starting to seem a bit more fall like

#2 Postby **HURAKAN** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 7:42 pm

That's nice. Take some pics and post them!!!!

Here in South Florida there is not much to climb!!!

cpdaman · #3 Postby **cpdaman** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 7:55 pm

i'll have my GF upload them from her iphone (from today) soon....and ya thursday i'll put em up.....(hurakan did you check out my vid in the Mt. wash post) that was very cool....

anyway ya i just moved up here from FL (but grew up in New England) and i'm looking forward to winter but i know in fl there isn't anything to climb......nothing....nada

#4 Postby **vbhoutex** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:52 pm

cpdaman wrote:i'll have my GF upload them from her iphone (from today) soon....and ya thursday i'll put em up.....(hurakan did you check out my vid in the Mt. wash post) that was very cool....

anyway ya i just moved up here from FL (but grew up in New England) and i'm looking forward to winter but i know in fl there isn't anything to climb......nothing....nada

There is actually a 345' hill in NW FL! Britton Hill, FL. It is the highest spot in FL. :cheesy:

Hey you can climb it which is more than I can say for anything in Houston except the skyscrapers.
Sorry for the hijack. Looking forward to the pictures.

cpdaman · #5 Postby **cpdaman** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 9:18 pm

view from the top

another from top

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/5977/005up.jpg

about 100 feet from top

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/9779/012pz.jpg

#6 Postby **somethingfunny** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 8:21 am

Very nice! I'm surprised to see so few trees are changing colors up there...

cpdaman · #7 Postby **cpdaman** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:59 am

Don't be fooled ....the leaves are changing ....(are changed) right out side my houses (NW suburbs of boston) the trees have lots of color...same witht the ride out there lots of color.....i'm not a tree buff .....but perhaps the trees in that view are mostly pine trees

Yankeegirl · #8 Postby **Yankeegirl** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:22 pm

I have been to Washusett!! Went skiing up there a few years ago, since I am originally from Rhode Island, its a pretty quick trip.... Its beautiful!!! The drive there is amazing too....

tomboudreau · #9 Postby **tomboudreau** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 7:39 pm

I now have Washusett Mountain song in my head they play for the skiing commericals on TV. Wa-Washuett Mountain

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