September,22-24th,2021
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Cultural
At Mt.Cardigan we saw many examples of cultural geography; some showed evidence of people while others weren't so obvious. The first day we arrived at the Appalachian Mountain Club base lodge (or for short AMC base lodge) we saw solar panels, bear boxes, trail signs, the trails themselves, bridges and planks that helped us cross water and rock stairs that made it so the trail didn't erod as quickly, but one of the cooler things that I saw that day was an Indian cucumber root. There was an old basement/ cellar hole along the back 80 loop ( this was the trail that my group- Crispy berries and cream hiked on day 1 of 3). On the second day, I saw a fire tower, more signs, bear boxes, trails, and paint on trees and stone that marked where the trail was on rocky parts. Finally, on the third day, I saw the three usual things ( Signs, Bear boxes, Trails) but one super cool example of cultural geography that I saw was a scotch pine tree that had been brought to New Hampshire by Scottish settlers. We also saw an old car and ski pull at the top of a big hill that was left there from long ago.
Physical
At Mt.Cardian we also saw many examples of physical geography. One example of physical geography that stood out to me was the harsh winds and rain as we reached the top of the mountain. Also, you could see the beautiful mountains that shone in the light of the sun from afar. The rivers that rushed along the trailside were beautiful along with the trees, pound, and plants. Butterflies burst out of cocoons, birds flew above us as we hiked the rocky mountain sides. There were hemlocks, maple, striped maple and beech trees. There were also newts in the pound and a baby mouse that hid under a rock along the trailside.
Mt.Cardigan in Orange, New Hampshire (US) is a very cool place with carens,cool trail signs, birds, and beautiful mountains that stand tall as you look out into the open earth from the top of the mountain. To get to about where the trail that lead us to the top started, we took a long bus ride on the edge of Alexandria, NH, West of Wellington State Park where the Appalachian Mountain Club base lodge or for short AMC base lodge was, Once we arrived pulling into the long dirt driveway,we hiked the Holt trail whitch is west of the lodge itself, all the way to the top passing a dangerous trail,Cool mushrooms, Big rocks, an abandoned structure and a very cool eroded rock that formed tunnels.It was very windy and the rocks were wet from a rainstorm but the view was outstanding at the top of Mt.Cardigan. After cardigan we hiked up to firescrew where there was licen at its alpine zone.
At cardigan we went back and forth for three days, (day1, day2 and day3) These days were Wednessday, Thursday, and Friday.