Mt.Washington gears up for mud season
When the ice and snow melt and the waterfalls flow, many locals in Mt. Washington Valley, NH welcome the advent of spring with a little “mud in their eye”. In Mt. Washington Valley, this is the season affectionately referred to as “Mud Season”, when businesses roll out the brown carpet and invite travelers to come play in the mud capital of the universe. Renowned for its World Mud Bowl Championships in the fall, Mt. Washington Valley’s Yankee proprietors know a good thing when they see it, and they’re proud of their “dirty minds”.
Events
April 20-22: TUCKERMAN INFERNO, 2007 – This is the ultimate pentathlon, as teams forage through snow, mud and rapids and ultimately end skiing down the headwall of Tuckerman Ravine. New England’s Premiere five-event adventure sports race (Run, Kayak, Cycle, Hike, Backcountry Ski) takes advantage of the Valley’s class four rapids for kayaking, nice, muddy trails for running and hiking, and the kick-off of renowned Tuckerman Ravine skiing. Call 603-356-0131 or visit www.friendsoftuckerman.org for registration information.
April 27-28: “YUKS IN THE MUK”, 3rd Annual Comedy Relief Weekend – ‘Tis the season for yucks in the Muck, and the line up of comedy promises to be better than ever before. Join Bucky Lewis and Marty Engstrom along with Marty Basch for a weekend of hilarious mud humor and more.
Yet comedy is not all that’s in store, there are children’s mud activities, and the first Mud Muck Moose Road race to be held on Sunday. A number of area lodging properties will offer lodging packages complete with tickets to the events. Proceeds benefit local non-profit organizations. For more information, visit www.mtwashingtonvalley.org and click on the Bud to Blossom link under Packages for lodging packages.
May 18-20: Home, garden and flower show- 60,000 square feet of exhibit space offering fabulous workshops, more than 200 exhibitors and products for making the most of mud and fun in the garden. Paul Parent, the Garden Guru and host of the Paul Parent Garden Show will be on hand to do some mud-slinging and offer advice. Of course, there’s more than mud to this event and plenty of home products, specialty foods, natural furniture, cookware and more will join the garden and floral focus of this show. A Meet the Chefs series is a popular highlight with renowned local chefs offering demonstrations and tastings. General admission tickets are $7, seniors are $6, children under six are free. Inf 800-359-2033 or www.homegardenflowershow.com.
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