Where can you build a snowman in June, commute by sled, and witness
hurricane-force winds twelve months out of the year? The answer is only
at the 6288-foot-high Mount Washington Observatory, perched amongst the
clouds in New Hampshire's White Mountains. A record-breaking 231-mph
gust of wind shrieked across the summit in 1934, earning the mountain
its nickname: "Home of the World's Worst Weather." A few hardy souls
live at the Observatory year-round, enduring savage thunderstorms,
twenty-foot snowdrifts, blinding fog, and odd questions from visitors
("Can you see New Hampshire from here?"). Discover what a
meteorologist's typical day is like in the harsh but spectacular world
above timberline. Come meet Nin the Cat, Marty on the Mountain,
tobogganing ravens, hapless hikers, and meandering moose. These humorous
and informative stories about life on a mountaintop are sure to appeal
to hikers and weather aficionados alike. Foreword by meteorologist Mish
Michaels.