Mt Washington

Two days ago (last Saturday) we went to Mount Washington. We ordered our tickets online. I checked the Cog Railroad's website and it said there were no restrooms or food services at the Observatory - only at Marshfield Station (this turned out not to be true.) We got to the Station and got out tickets, went to the Gift Shop and waited for our train. The trains are very small with only one car and they are pretty uncomfortable (not as nice as when we took the Cog Railroad to Pikes Peak in CO.) Boarding was also a slight issue since the conductor didn't let us board first - luckily there was a teacher with a school group who let us go first. Then the conductor kept shouting over the taped information so you couldn't hear anything. He also kept the main door opened the whole way up and blocked any view out of the front of the car. We had an hour to hang out at Observatory before our return train. Despite what the website said there were restrooms and a snack bar there. We took pictures outside and then walked the slippery (they still had some snow and I was in sandals) rocks to the Summit. The train taking us back down the mountain had a different conductor. He didn't let us pre-board either, but we were a few people from the front. This time all the windows and doors were closed and you could hear the taped tour. We were at Mount Washington for about 3 hours (1 hour up, one down and one at the Observatory.) While it is a nice mountain I don't think it is as nice as Pike's Peak. I did get some good pictures though.