Episode 184 - The Valentines Day Episode, Mt. Washington rescue, Mike and Stomp are Romance experts, Hiking Word Origins

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 Welcome to episode 184 of the Sounds Like a Search and Rescue Podcast. This week - a Valentine's Day episode, Stomp and Mike give you their advice on some of the most romantic activities you can do in NH. Plus a close call rescue on Mount Washington, The Boston Outdoor Expo, Maine Town names, a dog falls 200 feet into a waterfall, Nancy Barton, and Hiking word origins. 

 This weeks Higher Summit Forecast

 Topics

• Stomp is sick

• Mike and Stomp talk about Valentines Day and Romance

• Another attempt at a Hallmark Movie

• Groundhog day

• Conway Daily Sun is beefing with WMVW Radio Station - Fair Use

• Stomp’s list of NH Romantic Hiking Themed Ideas

• Romantic Hike to Lonesome Lake

• A Cozy Getaway at the Omni Mount Washington Resort

• Snowshoeing to Arethusa Falls

• Valentine's Weekend Getaway in Jackson, NH - Nestlenook skating

• Indian Head Resort - Sneak into the heated pool with your love. 

• Adventure Suites in North Conway

• Earthquake 

• 2 Hikers Rescued on Mount Washington on Sunday - Serious rescue operation

• Maura Murray update

• Missing teen in Northern Maine 

• Maine Town Name Origins

• Boston Outdoor Expo

• Dog falls over waterfall and Beavers build a million dollar dam

• Gear talk - Hiking Project and AirFlare

• Dad Joke and Notable Hikes

• Nancy Barton - Ghost Story

• Segment of the week - Word origins for Bushwhack, Cairn, Switchback, Postholing, Microspikes, Trail Magic, Ultralight and Search & Rescue

Show Notes

• Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews

• SLASR Merchandise

• SLASR LinkTree

• MWRR registration

• Northern Extremes Snowmobile

• Punxsutawney Phil says 6 more weeks of winter!!!!!!!

• Fair Use or Not - Media Spat between the Conway Daily Sun and Mount Washington Radio station - WMVW

• Omni Mount Washington

• Nestlenook Farm

• Indian Head Resort

• 3rd earthquake in a week.

• Hikers stranded on Jewell

• Boston Globe Interview 

• Maura Murray back in the news, with new age-progression photo released. 

• Missing 13 year old in New Sweden, Maine

• Boston Outdoor Expo - March 1-2, 2025 - Boston Convention Center

• Exhibitors

• Speakers

• Moscow the dog, full send over a 200 foot waterfall

• People wanted to build a dam but could not agree how to do it, Beavers build it in one night instead 

• Hiking Project

• AirFlare

• A strange encounter on Mt. Tom - The Story of Nancy Barton

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