I could have put this in the Outdoor Recreation section but figured I would just respond to this post. I had not seen anything on the Forum about it this year so thought I would mention. Each Sept 11th since 2001 (actually the weekend day closest to 9/11), groups of volunteers sign up to take an American flag to the top of each of the 48 4,000 ft peaks in NH and fly them from 12 noon to 2pm. I had the pleasure of hiking today over Monroe, Eisenhower, Pierce, and Jackson. We were in the 12-2 window on both Eisenhower and Pierce and got to see the flags flying there. It was very cool. With binoculars, you could also look around and see flags flying on at least 7 other peaks from up there. What a nice tribute. It evidently all started a few days after 9/11/2001, when some friends brought a huge American flag with some PVC pipe, rope, and duct tape to the top of Mt Liberty and proudly flew it there. The idea caught on and has been an annual tradition since on all of the 48 peaks. It was a gorgeous day for it today and there were a lot of people up there in the Presidentials. If you are looking for a reason to go on a nice hike in September next year, do it for this event -it's a great experience. You can get more info at
www.flagsonthe48.org (including pictures, although I don't think the 2010 ones are posted yet).