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Worst Weather in the World

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I flew up to Maine to see my sister and cousins for a few days. As part of the trip we went up Mount Washington in NH. We went up on the Cogged Railway. It's A unique old vehicle system that only uses a large cog underneath the engine hooked into a ladder type of rack on the tracks all the way to the top. The modern engine uses a 600HP John Deere driving a hydraulic pump which in turn drives several hydraulic motors turning the large cog. Mt Washington is known for the extreme cold and highest wind in the world. Yes, the world. That was not the case when we went up. The winds were 3 MPH and the temp was 62 degrees. the highest ever temp ever recorded was 72 degrees and a 3 MPH wind is generally unheard of. So, the weather was quite kind for us.
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Florida is a lot warmer than NY. It appears I picked a good time to evac from Upstate NY. The weather appears brutal back home and I had to use some creativity in getting out of town with cancellations and what-not. The space center was OK. I don't much like getting herded around. Food and accommodations have been fantastic. Today it is off to the Arts Festival. Tomorrow, canoeing in the Chassihowitzka Spring area. Manatees are plentiful there I am told.