At cardigan, there was a lot of physical geography! First of all, there was a large(ish) pond nearby that hosted lots of aquatic life. Also, there was a large, grassy field that showed evidence of being lots of VERY diverse things before it was a campsite/field. But the mountain itself was actually part of a chain of five mountains, Cardigan being the tallest of the five. Cardigan is a bald-topped mountain, without being in the alpine zone(duh-nu-nu-nu Duh-nu-nu-nu). This was due to a forest fire that wiped out most of the trees on top, which are slowly growing back. There were also some cultural features of mount cardigan. The first sore thumb is that at the base of the mountain there is a lodge for campers staying over-night. Next, at the top of the mountain is a fire tower that is used to keep look-out for smoke on the landscape, signifying fire. Also, a leetle bit down the mountain is the high cabin, an older, more primitive fire tower. But the last and most common Cultural landmark were bridges of varying levels of complexity were scattered along the trail..