MonadnockVol
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I climbed Cardigan yesterday from the AMC lodge side.
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) I've been to this particular lodge twice now and each time I've had the same reaction: that people aren't very friendly there. Has anyone else found this to be the case? I hasten to add that I'm NOT talking about the staff at the lodge nor am I talking about people I've met on the trails. Both of these groups tend to be very friendly. Rather I'm talking about the people who are staying at the lodge. Most places I've been in the woods, people tend to make eye contact, nod and even smile and say hello. But at this particular lodge - and it has happened both times I've been there - people tend to look right past you like you are in Manhattan. A lot of these people also seem to have more equipment than experience, so maybe they are just new to the whole outdoor ethos. Whatever. [Rant off] ( )
I did a loop hike: Manning to Mowglis to West Ridge to Clark to Cathedral to Holt (6.3 miles by my calculations). On Manning I found the remains (just feathers) of a ruffed grouse who met an untimely end but provided a timely meal for somebody else. I also found small yellow violets in bloom. Very pretty.
And here's where I need help. I'm pretty good on fauna but hopeless on flora. Near the yellow violets on the Manning trail (so woodland habitat, slightly wet area) were lots of green leaves with purple "blotches" (markings? spots?) on them. Each seemed to be a single blade but they grew in large clusters. I've tried to identify them, they're obviously common, but - as I've said - I'm hopeless on plants. I'm thinking trout lily, does that sound right?
In any event, there was still more snow (in spots) on Cardigan than I expected, but neither I nor anyone else had any problems barebooting it. There was decent visibility (I could see Monadnock to the south, and clearly make out the towers on Kearsarge). Moosilauke and Washington were showing lots of snow from my vantage point but everything else was showing dark green.
Oh and there were both moose tracks and scat, but still no moose for me!
- Monadnock Volunteer (aka Steve)
[Rant on] (
) I've been to this particular lodge twice now and each time I've had the same reaction: that people aren't very friendly there. Has anyone else found this to be the case? I hasten to add that I'm NOT talking about the staff at the lodge nor am I talking about people I've met on the trails. Both of these groups tend to be very friendly. Rather I'm talking about the people who are staying at the lodge. Most places I've been in the woods, people tend to make eye contact, nod and even smile and say hello. But at this particular lodge - and it has happened both times I've been there - people tend to look right past you like you are in Manhattan. A lot of these people also seem to have more equipment than experience, so maybe they are just new to the whole outdoor ethos. Whatever. [Rant off] ( )I did a loop hike: Manning to Mowglis to West Ridge to Clark to Cathedral to Holt (6.3 miles by my calculations). On Manning I found the remains (just feathers) of a ruffed grouse who met an untimely end but provided a timely meal for somebody else. I also found small yellow violets in bloom. Very pretty.
And here's where I need help. I'm pretty good on fauna but hopeless on flora. Near the yellow violets on the Manning trail (so woodland habitat, slightly wet area) were lots of green leaves with purple "blotches" (markings? spots?) on them. Each seemed to be a single blade but they grew in large clusters. I've tried to identify them, they're obviously common, but - as I've said - I'm hopeless on plants. I'm thinking trout lily, does that sound right?
In any event, there was still more snow (in spots) on Cardigan than I expected, but neither I nor anyone else had any problems barebooting it. There was decent visibility (I could see Monadnock to the south, and clearly make out the towers on Kearsarge). Moosilauke and Washington were showing lots of snow from my vantage point but everything else was showing dark green.
Oh and there were both moose tracks and scat, but still no moose for me!
- Monadnock Volunteer (aka Steve)
