My Mount Cardigan Adventure
By Avery C.
Blue Group Day1 Block1
September 22, 23, 24 - 2021
All Work Copyright, 2021 ©
What Is It Like At Mount Cardigan?
The AMC Lodge at Cardigan Mountain is surrounded by forests and has many different types of trees. There are waterfalls, brooks, streams, and rivers. Also, there are many different types of plants, like mosses, wild cucumbers, flowers, and even mushrooms. Many different animals also roam the forests around Cardigan, from small chipmunks and squirrels, to big, lumbering bears and moose, at least, from the stories that we have been told.
Cardigan's forest has different man-made features. For example, the Old Foundation, which is a small area surrounded by an old, mossy, and cracked stone brick wall. There is also a well, and most importantly, the hiking trails themselves. Even a rusty, old car and parts are at the top of a steep hill, along with an old-fashioned ski lift. There are also cairns, that were found along the hiking trails and atop of the mountains, the solar panels right next to the lodge, dams that lie in the forests around the lodge, porter-potties, and the lodge itself.
Where Is Cardigan Mountain?
The AMC Lodge at Mount Cardigan is north of the Hopkinton Middle High School, in the town of Alexandria, New Hampshire, which is about an hour long ride from the HMHS school. Its latitude is N 43 degrees, 38'59.1". And the Longitude is W 071 degrees, 52'39.0". You'll know it when you see it because right beside the lodge, there are several rows of solar panels, and, if it isn't foggy or rainy, you can see the mountains in the distance.
We were at Mount Cardigan for three days: September 22, 23, and 24. Day 1, my first day at Cardigan Mountain, Day 2, the day I hiked up Firescrew Mountain, and Day 3, my last day at Mount Cardigan.