White Mountain Excursion

I find myself here at the gorgeous Mt Washington Hotel to meet artist Robert Van Vrankin, a new friend, for dinner. The hotel, which opened in 1902, is one of the last of the great "grand resorts." I don't know where I'm staying tonight (at $180/night and no "artist rate" it isn't likely to be here!), but I am jazzed to strap my travel easel to my back and to paint out in the Whites tomorrow.