The Old Worthen- Est. 1834

Lowell's oldest pub, and one of Edgar Allen Poe's and Kerouac's favorite watering holes. A secret door for hiding liquor during prohibition is still behind the bar.

Kerouac's parochial school

Kerouac wrote quite a bit about his experiences here. His brother Gerard was seen as a true saint by the nuns here.

Kerouac

Kerouac's Home

Kerouac's home during the setting of Visions of Gerard. Kerouac's brother Gerard died here.

Lowell Celebrates Kerouac

Kerouac's good friend and collaborator, David Amram, playing the 22nd annual LCK. It's good to see Lowell still celebrates its native son. Interesting group of people there- hippies, academics, casual observers, and hangers on. It was especially nice to soak up the atmospher- the brick mills, the canals, the merrimack river, etc..., that inspired so much of Kerouac's writing.

View from halfway up Mt. Washington

The view was incredible- and this was only half way up. We had just broken the tree line, and it was a moonscape for the rest of the climb- really technical/rocky climb.

Mt. Washington Climb

Mark, Sean, and I at the top. It was supposed to take three-four hours to make it to the summit. We made it in two and a half, and then back down in two. We all felt it for a few days!