Mt. Washington Auto Road: Joseph M. Thompson insures his place in history by driving the first horse drawn wagon to the summit on the Mt Washington Carriage Road - three weeks before the official opening day.
Mt. Washington Auto Road: A team of six horses pulling a mountain wagon on their way to the summit
Mt. Washington Auto Road: The climb via horse drawn wagon
Mt. Washington Auto Road: Glen & Mt. Washington Stage Co. drivers; experienced, intelligent and responsible.
Mt. Washington Auto Road: Mr. and Mrs. Freelan O. Stanley driving the first automobile to the summit. A Stanley designed Locomobile.
Mt. Washington Auto Road: 1908 - '11 - A changing era as the Carriage Road slowly became the Auto Road. Guy Shorey photo courtesy of the Mount Washington Observatory
Mt. Washington Auto Road: The fleet of Pierce Arrows, late 1920s
Mt. Washington Auto Road: The Cragway Drift, which can reach 25 feet in depth, 5.4 miles up the road - 1970s
Mt. Washington Auto Road: 7 miles up and sunny
Mt. Washington Auto Road: Mt. Jefferson and Mt. Adams in the background.
Mt. Washington Auto Road: A beautiful day on the road.
Mt. Washington Auto Road: Not a cloud in site
Mt. Washington Auto Road: The foggy 5 mile
Mt. Washington Auto Road: The Mt. Washington Auto Road
Mt. Washington Auto Road: Mini Coopers getting to the top
Mt. Washington Auto Road: A quick thumbs up from the driver
Mt. Washington Auto Road: On the 6 mile giving the thumbs up
Mt. Washington Auto Road: Focused on the road
Mt. Washington Auto Road: Fall in the valley
Mt. Washington Auto Road: It is a whole different world at the summit
Mt. Washington Auto Road: Very windy on the Observatory Deck
Mt. Washington Auto Road: Nice clear sunrise from the top
Mt. Washington Auto Road: Sunrise
Mt. Washington Auto Road: Fall foliage and snow covered peaks
Mt. Washington Auto Road: The Stages ready for tours to halfway
Mt. Washington Auto Road: The summit and the only road to get there
Mt. Washington Auto Road: Cycling the Mt.Washington Auto Road
Mt. Washington Auto Road: The last climb to the finish, a grueling 22%
Mt. Washington Auto Road: Riding the 5 mile
Mt. Washington Auto Road: Running along the Mt.Washington Auto Road