![]() Custer Died for Your Sins is probably his most popular. But that involves cooperation, listening, and moving away from politically-based, loud talking points.įor what may be a different perspective on the Native American experience, I'd suggest anything by Vine Deloria, Jr. I think we can move forward in a way that benefits everyone without slowly eating away at the integrity of the mountain. I'm reminded of a quote by Ed Abbey, "growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell." ![]() We have lots of valleys for rooms, food, and amenities. And although it is only one opinion, just because population is increasing and just because more visitors come to the mountain, it does not justify more buildings nor more infrastructure on the slopes of the mountain. My opinion is that Mount Washington is be a place where no money should be exchanged, regardless of the tax structure you may be in, whether labelled as profit, or non. Mount Washington Cog Railway owner Wayne Presby said the nearly 14 million project would station 18 rail cars at an elevation around 5,800 feet (1,670 meters) from mid May through mid October. Some people can hold themselves to the same standard they hold others. Many of these people also tend to be quietly confident and do not constantly feel the need to broadcast their thoughts more loudly than everyone else. ![]() When they criticize the actions of others, they do so knowing they are equally critical of themselves. They don't differentiate for personal gain, personal habits or hobbies, and hold themselves as accountable as everyone else. Some people, many people, have a strong moral compass which drives their decision making and opinions. I do not believe that this represents the majority of people, although sometimes they may represent the majority of the noise being made. The people you describe are completely self-centered, self-serving, and have a real difficulty seeing outside their own reality or that of their peer group. Yet 150 years later, it stands alone as the only cog railway in New England, welcoming thousands of visitors per year. The Cog, as Granite Staters call it, was opened in 1868 as the world’s first mountain-climbing cog railway. To be clear, those you describe are a faction of society, a very vocal one, and therefore one which appears larger than the reality. The Mount Washington Cog Railway is one of New Hampshire’s most epic adventures. In his words, “this was an accident and it happened one time, and it was all human error, and as long as we follow these procedures, there's no way this should ever happen again.I agree to a point, but let's not overstate it. Presby says while he does think about the accident every day at work, but he wants to focus on the future. ![]() “You know, older folks… That tell me that they will never ride the train because of what happened on that day,” he said.There is nothing to mark the spot where 8 people died on Septem– no memorial, or markers. For the adventurous of spirit there are alternatives to the cog railroad and you can hike (Jewell or Tuckerman Trail) or drive via the Auto Road to the top of Mt. ![]() Mount Washington Cog Railroad Base Road, Mount Washington, NH 1-80.
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