October 1-3 2017
The hobble bushes (toilet paper plant) were along the trail. Streams run at the base the mountain. The summit is rock capped. Artist's Conk rested on many of the hardwood trees. Crows flew over the boreal zone. Those of us who were lucky saw a grouse and called the birds. The leaves were just turning red, gold, brown and yellow.
For Cultural Geography hiking trails snake up and down the mountain. Although trails are sometimes made by animals the trails on Mount Cardigan were created by humans. On the trails created by humans, trail blazes mark the way from peak to peak. Signs marked the elevation of the summit and base. At one point many of us could see windmills along a ridge put there by humans to create power. These windmills are markers on an almost perfect landscape of the lasting effect of humans. The lodge was one hundred percent solar powered. The bus took us to and from the base lodge. Cellar holes were scattered on the trail to Welton falls. The holes were lost relics of the settlers that lived and farmed on the land long before we had walked there.
We were there for three long days Sunday, Monday , Tuesday . On the first day we did the stream exporation. On day two we climbed Mt. Cardigan. On day three went to Welton Falls.
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