“A gentle wind blew from the summit of Mount Washington in New Hampshire, over the mica schist and fossilized mud, down the banks into the spruce-fir wilderness, out to the base of the auto road and greeted runners as a seductive song, a quiet calling, an enticing invitation that was open to all, but only few could answer.”
What better way to research than to run Mount Washington myself. Delirium was getting the better of me, but it appears I did, in fact, meet Santa and Ms. Claus.
Elevation: 6,288 feet
Tallest mountain in the northeast
Most topographically prominent mountain east of the Mississippi
Auto road and race distance: 7.6 miles