Mount Washington Mascot Dies

Mount Washington’s mascot of 12 years died last week at 19 or possibly 20, the Boston Globe reports. Nin the cat “brought a little piece of home” to the New Hampshire mountain’s observatory, says its executive director. He wasn’t much bothered by the site’s vicious weather, occupying himself by following researchers and meeting tourists. Nin retired in 2007, moving to a lower altitude.

For his children’s book Cat in the Clouds, former weather observer Eric Pinder was looking “to give a cat’s eye view to what it’s like to live and work at the observatory,” he says. “Nin just had a lot of personality. He just seemed like the perfect choice.’’
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