Crown jewel of the White Mountains

At 6,288.2 feet, New Hampshire’s Mt. Washington is the tallest and most imposing peak in the Northeastern United States. You can read about its singular wonders in detail at www.mtwashington.org, the website of the private, nonprofit organization that funds and staffs the very well fortified observatory at its summit—clearly the crown jewel of the White Mountains […]

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Grand hotel: The Omni Mt. Washington

Give me a grand old hotel any time.  There are quite a few of them in the United States and Canada. If I had my way, I would spend at least a night in every one.  My fascination with North America’s legendary old hotels far precedes Somewhere in Time, the epic time-travel romance shot at […]

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