Cardigan: Our Home Away From Home: Day 1

After about an hour and a half of hiking we reached a circle of birch stumps that had been placed there by the trail managers. Fern halted the group and told us that whenever you are in a circle of birches you have to sing the Chickadee song and call out the chickadee cry. The chickadee song soon became very annoying for the rest of the group because my friends and I would sing it constantly, making up harmonies to pair with it. We learned about the tree species in the area and she showed us which ones had been planted and which ones were there naturally. This is another example of Human Environment interaction. We reached a gushing river and crossed a bridge to get over it. One of the members of our group found two salamanders there and wanted to keep one but that would've hurt it and the environment and our rule was Leave No Trace. We saw a Jobox that campers had put their food in so that bears and other animals would not be attracted and want to eat foods that could hurt their body. At the end of the day we went on a night hike and it was really scary not being able to see where you were going!