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Hiking down Mount Washington. This mountain has some of the most extremeweather in North America with winds clocked at over 200 mph at an observatoryon the top. The stone cairns mark the Crawford Path, the oldest continously usedhiking path in the United States. It was first marked by Abel Crawford and hisson Ethan in 1819. (Image credit: Lieutenant Commander Matthew Wingate NOAA Corps)