How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
It has the air of a world's fair bizarrely transferred to a mountaintop. You get so used [...] to sharing summits with only a few other people [...] that this was positively dazzling. (2.18.11)
Mount Washington might have the strangest summit in the entire Appalachian Trail. While the AT is known as a whole for its isolation from civilization, this mountain actually has a full-on parking lot and visitor center on its lofty summit. In a way, this symbolizes the dichotomy between nature and civilization that defines the AT.