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The AMC lodge at Cardigan Mountain is located in Alexandria, New Hampshire. The lodge has an absolute location of 43 degrees, 38 minutes and 59 seconds in latitude, and a longitude of 71 degrees, 52 minutes, 41 seconds. Cardigan Mountain is about 21 straight miles northeast of Hopkinton, New Hampshire and about 44 miles driving. At the lodge, going east for about 12.5 miles you will find Newfound lake. About 12 miles South of the lodge there is a Hannafords Market aswell.
Cultural - At Cardigan Mountain - there is the lodge, the fire tower, the solar panels, and Welton Falls. And along the hike you may even come across a cellar hole, a geocache, and an old ski lift! The summit - as we trek up the steep rock to the summit, wind whipping our raincoats into shreds, we see the tip of the cairn in the distance, marking our success. Marvelous fog coats the treeline. The small pools of water in the crevices of rocks, still warm from the late morning sun.
Physical - Hemlocks - a tree native to the Cardigan area, there are thousands of these scattered across the mountain. There are mushrooms, all kinds of maples, and even an edible plant - the Indian Cucumber. Welton falls is a magnificent waterfall to come across along the hike. With beautiful wet moss, humid, but brisk air sitting still amongst fog.
We were there for three days, day 1 and then again on day 2 and finally, on, day 3.