我们继续向上,终于看到了那个传说中的木屋,Hut at Lake of Clouds。我们就快
到第一个台阶了。我们事实上根本看不清小道,只有按照前人在雪地上走过的印迹
向前。中间山脊上的两个小黑点就是我们早上在停车场见到的那两个有一定年纪的
人,他们远在我们前面,身体素质真不一般。先前好象听说他们只到右边的Mt. Monroe去,
一个只比上面的平缓地高出百来米的山峰,若有时间再考虑是否攀爬华盛顿峰
(Mt. Washington)。我们俩真希望在高处能与高手搭伴,以确保登峰的顺利完成。
"...On January 16, 2004, the summit weather observation registered a temperature
of -43.6 F (-42.0 C) and sustained winds of 87.5 mph (140.8 km/h), resulting
in a wind chill value of -103 F (-75 C) at the mountain. During a 71-hour
stretch from around 3 p.m. on January 13 to around 2 p.m. on January 16,
2004, the wind chill on the summit never went above -50 F (-46 C). Snowstorms
at the summit are routine in every month of the year, with snowfall averaging
311 inches (7.9 m) per year. Temperatures above 72 F (22 C) at the summit
have never been recorded..."