What Are We Looking At?
Thanks to a friendly aviator, we have this magnificent, recent (last week) view of a most formidable mountain resort. How’s your pattern recognition? Can tell us where it is? Major hint: That wide trail to the right is used for racing team practice.
Last Week
Yes, Lucille Ball visiting the Mittersill Alpine Resort in Franconia, NH, probably in the early-mid 60s. The man on the left is Gary Morton, her second husband, not her “I Love Lucy” husband-partner Desi Arnaz.
She and Desi can be credited with creating the sitcom format. Among her many other achievements was becoming the first female head of a major television-film production company, Desilu Productions. Her biography doesn’t reveal her attraction to snow country, however.
We can only guess she was a guest of Baron Hubert von Pantz, Mittersill’s founder and aristocratic host.
Desi, Jr., down in front looks like he could use a hot chocolate.
This photo is currently on display in the lobby of the Mittersill Alpine Resort along with other momentos of the hotel’s history. Among those is a page from the hotel registry featuring the signature of Princess Elizabeth, soon to be Queen, on a stop over trip during her tour of Canada.
Cannon
Cannon Mt.
Cannon mountain and the Mitersil slopes now open after a 40 yrs hiatus! Great mountain, bad rep as tooo cold and tooo fast. Good. We like it that way to keep crowds down!!
Kathe is right. Cannon is this month’s mystery glimpse.
Photo by Conor?
Yup. Very observant..
I saw his video of flying over Mt. Washington this week.
Impressive, eh? He’s come a long way since SAMW.
It’s been fun, and impressive, watching his journey.
Definitely Cannon