Day 1: The Walk
Theodore M.
Theodore M.
Red color group
Red color group
10/21/15
10/21/15
Above is an image of a White Pine, one of the trees I drew on my first day there.
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As I left the bus on my first day at Cardigan, I knew I would learn and experience many things there. Rain poured over us as we huddled into Cardigan lodge, our breath wafting in the open air in the cold and rainy environment outside. Once inside, we found our bunks and settled down, prying soggy and muddy clothing off of our cool bodies. After getting settled in, we did not just relax, but on that day our group went to explore and we hiked a nature trail in the woods. What I later came to see on the hike along with the nature at Cardigan were the regions in Cardigan that we would explore over the couse of the next few days. Cardigan is separated into three main regions, a small alpine summit, a boreal forest, and a hardwood forest that come together at the base of the mountain. Each different region is different than the next, giving each zone different climates and vegetation. The highest region/area at Cardigan is the alpine summit/zone. In the alpine zone there is small amount of trees that are all coniferous and a bare rock summit that these trees transition into. Below this area is the boreal forest zone, a midpoint area of the mountain where tree size lessens and soil turns harder in a transition to the bare summit. Tree cover here is a mix of deciduous and coniferous trees. Finally, the hardwood zone is area of both coniferous and deciduous trees and has thick underbrush and vegetation that brings one to the bottom of Cardigan. Each different zone has a different climate, a different feel, and different areas and wildlife. To me, this was very interesting to see on my first day at Cardigan, and as I ate and settled down for bed, I took a few peeks at the mountain and saw the evident differences in elevation and the areas that I would soon explore over the next few days.
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