Mt. Washington

I took a field trip today to Mount Washington, the highest mountain east of the Rockies and famed home of "the world's worst weather." It's cloudy there 75% of the time...but somehow, we managed to snag the most beautiful day imaginable. Even at the top it was almost 40 degrees, and as you can see, it was totally cloudless. I couldn't believe how gorgeous it was. We drove up the auto road, stopping along the way to learn things. It was pretty fun.

Pictures:

1. As you can see, the weather was beautiful.

2. The spot where we ate lunch.

3. Me on the summit.

4. One of the views from the summit -- they were all absolutely breathtaking.

5. A picture taken from the van, looking down. The strip at the bottom is the edge of the road. The rest is the terrifying drop.

Clarification

When I took a walk the other night, it was on well lit pathways with people around, not dark isolated alleyways.So no worries. : )

In other news, I'm getting very tired of the food here. I can't wait to be home and have scrambled eggs and homecooked food (not necessarily cooked in *our* home...) and restaurants and fruit. Dartmouth's food is good but after almost 9 straight months, I definitely need a break. Only 3 more weeks!

Nature Again

One of the best things about Dartmouth compared to the other schools I was considering -- namely U Chicago and Columbia -- is that because it's not in a city, I can take a walk around campus on a beautiful warm night and not feel at all worried. As I was coming back from a movie last night, I decided to take the long way because I was pondering and didn't want to be interrupted by artificial lights and the temptations of my laptop. I kept going further and further though and ended up circling most of campus. It was quite nice. (Note: it wasn't too late, only 10:30. Even at Dartmouth I would be more cautious at like 2:30 in the morning.)

Pictured above is an elm tree, for those of you who were intrigued by my last post. : ) This picture is from early April though -- it has leaves now. I'll have to take another picture...

Got a Question about Elm Trees?

Feel free to ask me. I'm an expert. I know that elm trees have probably been plaguing you all for weeks now. You've been sitting there thinking, "I have so many questions about elm trees! I wish I knew someone who had done 6 hours of research on elm trees and could therefore answer my questions!"

Well, your time has come. You can officially reclaim your peace of mind now. : )