Senior Project Day 10: Mt. Kearsarge

 Today we spent the day hiking Mt. Kearsarge. It was a similar hike to Cardigan Mountain, a little shorter, but similar. The view from the top was absolutely stunning, and we could even see campus from the top! There was good footing the whole hike and we were able to go up a steep route and come back down a less steep route so it was less harsh on our knees. At the top we went into the fire tower just like we did at Cardigan, and that was super cool. We spent a long time chatting with the ranger in the fire tower, and he explained how they locate fires what they do if they see one, and how he has noticed wild fires getting worse with climate change. It was super cool to talk with the ranger, Ron, and today was a great hike and we met some cool people along the trail. 

Todays hours: 6 

Total Project Hours: 45

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