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Mt. Washington Hotel


Mt. Washington Hotel
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Copyright: Frank Whitehouse (francis) Gold Star Critiquer [C: 175 W: 0 N: 4] (677)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-03-14
Categories: Castles
Camera: Canon EOS 300D, 18-55mm, Compact Flash Card, Circular Polarizer
Exposure: f/11, 1/400 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2004-03-14 18:14
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Favorites: 1 [view]
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[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Look at me, gentlemen... for I am the poor fool who built all this"

Those were the words of New Hampshire resident Joseph Stickney in 1902 upon completion of the Mount Washington Hotel. Thank god for fools! Traveling up the mile long driveway toward the hotel is a captivating experience that doesn't diminish no matter how many times you take it. The 200-room pearl white Spanish Renaissance structure has the majestic Mount Washington for its focal companion. From a distance the distinctive red roof gives it an Alpine feel. The main hotel has over 900 ft. of verandah that captures the heart of the Presidential Range.

Upon entry you will step back 100 years! Huge stone fireplaces and a grand lobby will mark a period in time not found in many places today. It takes you back to the days when a vacation meant enjoying your companions, nature and place.
The halls are so long and the rooms are each named for a dignitary who stayed there during the 1940s when the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank were created in the hotel's Gold Room.
The mountain in back of the hotel in this view is Mt. Jefferson, Mt. Washington is to the right and out of the frame.




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I don't think you will find hotels of such a big size in the alps. This one is beautiful but remembers me some scenes of the "shining" movie. The landscape is wonderful. You should desinclinate a bit the image.

All the times I've traveled through the area I never realized that there was such a charming hotel there. Even from your photo it looks like something that will transport one back in time to a more elegant era.

I love your pics of ME. What disapoints me about mountains around the new england area is that you might spend all day hiking up a mountain, like Mt Washington, only to find a parking lot filled with cars and a gift shop. But its so nice in New England who cares. Spent four years in Maine, liked it lots. Think I'll be movin back sometime next year. Anyhow thanks for sharing..Matt

Exactly! Reminds me of "the shining" A very good shot and impressive mountains. Great colors.

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