True adventurers can experience “the world’s worst weather” with a trek to New Hampshire’s Mount Washington Observatory, which offers day and overnight snowcat trips and guided climbs to a peak where winter conditions can rival those of the poles. But views of New England’s highest summit are easier to come by at Manchester’s Currier Museum of Art, where newly opened exhibit Mount Washington: The Crown of New England is on display through Jan. 16. The show gathers 40 paintings—including Albert Bierstadt’s massive 1870 work The Emerald Pool, pictured here—as well as 100 vintage prints and photos, scientific reports, period guidebooks and other artifacts relating to the mountain. Head online for deets on special events, including an after-hours celebration on Dec. 1 and a Dec. 11 talk with author Tom Ryan, whose book Following Atticus chronicles his experience climbing 48 Granite State peaks with his canine companion.
Mount Washington Observatory, 2779 White Mountain Highway, North Conway, New Hampshire (603-356-2137) mountwashington.org; The Currier Museum of Art, 150 Ash St., Manchester, New Hampshire (603-669-6144) currier.org
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Mounting an Expedition—and an Exhibition
True adventurers can experience “the world’s worst weather” with a trek to New Hampshire’s Mount Washington Observatory, which offers day and overnight snowcat trips and guided climbs to a peak where winter conditions can rival those of the poles. But views of New England’s highest summit are easier to come by at Manchester’s Currier Museum of Art, where newly opened exhibit Mount Washington: The Crown of New England is on display through Jan. 16. The show gathers 40 paintings—including Albert Bierstadt’s massive 1870 work The Emerald Pool, pictured here—as well as 100 vintage prints and photos, scientific reports, period guidebooks and other artifacts relating to the mountain. Head online for deets on special events, including an after-hours celebration on Dec. 1 and a Dec. 11 talk with author Tom Ryan, whose book Following Atticus chronicles his experience climbing 48 Granite State peaks with his canine companion.
Mount Washington Observatory, 2779 White Mountain Highway, North Conway, New Hampshire (603-356-2137) mountwashington.org; The Currier Museum of Art, 150 Ash St., Manchester, New Hampshire (603-669-6144) currier.org
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