{"id":33966,"date":"2024-05-10T15:52:35","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T15:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=33966"},"modified":"2024-05-10T15:52:35","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T15:52:35","slug":"mount-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2024\/05\/10\/mount-washington\/","title":{"rendered":"Mount Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/Mount-Washington.mp3\"> Mount-Washington.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/Mount-Washington.mp4\"> Mount-Washington.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[Verse]<br \/>\nIn the land where the winds howl and tear<br \/>\nMount Washington<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t you dare compare<br \/>\nTo the calm and serene<br \/>\nThis ain&#8217;t no joke<br \/>\nBlistering cold like a hit from a sledgehammer stroke<\/p>\n<p>[Verse]<br \/>\nMinus forty-three<br \/>\nI can&#8217;t even breathe<br \/>\nBut I won&#8217;t back down<br \/>\nI won&#8217;t concede<br \/>\nMother Nature&#8217;s wrath<br \/>\nShe&#8217;s got her own plan<br \/>\nWinds over two hundred<br \/>\nRippin&#8217; through this land<\/p>\n<p>[Verse]<br \/>\nFrozen air pierces like a dagger in my chest<br \/>\nBut I ain&#8217;t no quitter<br \/>\nI&#8217;ll endure the test<br \/>\nMount Washington<br \/>\nYou&#8217;re the baddest of the bad<br \/>\nThe world&#8217;s extreme<br \/>\nWeather runnin&#8217; wild and mad<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental, Guitar Solo, Drum Fills]<\/p>\n<p>[Break]<br \/>\nI mean&#8230; Extreme!<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nTrying to mount the mount<br \/>\nDoes effort count?<br \/>\nI mean extreme&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nBlow me down<br \/>\nI&#8217;m gonna climb up<br \/>\nFreeze the breeze<br \/>\nMy brain is gonna seize<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nOn the summit<br \/>\nMade it<br \/>\nFull of an awe-inspiring spectacle<\/p>\n<p>[End]<\/p>\n<p>A SCIENCE NOTE<br \/>\nNestled within the rugged terrain of the White Mountains in New Hampshire, Mount Washington stands as a formidable testament to the raw power of nature, renowned for its unparalleled display of extreme weather phenomena. Situated at its summit, an unforgiving environment unfolds, characterized by bone-chilling temperatures plummeting to staggering lows of -43\u00b0F (-42\u00b0C), capable of freezing one&#8217;s breath in mid-air.<\/p>\n<p>But it&#8217;s not just the biting cold that defines Mount Washington&#8217;s reputation; it&#8217;s the relentless fury of its winds, which can whip and roar with ferocity unmatched by most other places on Earth. Gusts exceeding 200 miles per hour (320 km\/h) tear through the mountain&#8217;s craggy landscape, testing the limits of endurance and challenging even the most seasoned explorers.<\/p>\n<p>In the annals of meteorological history, Mount Washington holds a notorious record: the highest recorded wind speed ever observed on land. In the tempestuous year of 1934, an anemometer perched atop the summit captured a staggering gust of 231 mph (372 km\/h), a testament to the mountain&#8217;s unrivaled ability to unleash nature&#8217;s fury in its most potent form.<\/p>\n<p>As visitors brave the ascent to Mount Washington&#8217;s summit, they are met with an awe-inspiring spectacle, where the elements reign supreme and the forces of nature command respect. In this harsh yet majestic realm, Mount Washington stands as a beacon of resilience, a reminder of the awe-inspiring power and unforgiving beauty that define our planet&#8217;s most extreme environments.<\/p>\n<h3>From the album &#8220;Nowadays&#8221; by <a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/The_Beatless_Sense_Mongers\/\">The Beatless Sense Mongers<\/a><\/h3>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/\">MegaEpix Enormous<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mount-Washington.mp3 Mount-Washington.mp4 [Verse] In the land where the winds howl and tear Mount Washington Don&#8217;t you dare compare To the calm and serene This ain&#8217;t no joke Blistering cold like a hit from a sledgehammer stroke [Verse] Minus forty-three I can&#8217;t even breathe But I won&#8217;t back down I won&#8217;t concede Mother Nature&#8217;s wrath She&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,9,14,3955,24],"tags":[546,563,3962],"class_list":["post-33966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-4d-music","category-daniel","category-lyrics","category-megaepix-enormous","category-the-beatless-sense-mongers","tag-mp4","tag-music-videos","tag-nowadays"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33966"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33966\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33976,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33966\/revisions\/33976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}