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Mt. Cardigan 10/27/2012

At 3,155 ft, the open summit mountain of Mt. Cardigan is on the New Hampshire "52 With A View" hiking list. I decided to hike it on 10/27/2012 using the Holt Trail on the way up and the Manning Trail on the way down. The day started off clear and sunny, but part way up became cloudy as the outer edges of a nearby hurricane worked north. On the summit it was completely clouded in with a temperature of 49 degrees. The wind was averaging 18 mph and gusting up to 22 mph. The hike was good even without a view. The lack of a view from the summit just gives me another reason to come back again.
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It looks like the trail I want goes that way, but it is hard to tell what is in that direction
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It looks like the trail I want goes that way, but it is hard to tell what is in that direction

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  • It looks like the trail I want goes that way, but it is hard to tell what is in that direction
  • A short set of stairs for the tower
  • Plants growing near the summit
  • The end of one of the fire tower cables. Moisture was gathering on the wires from the clouds blowing by
  • Coming back down into a patch of trees after leaving the summit
  • The Mowglis Trail going through an opening in the tree branches
  • It's hard to make out the next cairn after this one
  • At the top of the Manning Trail next to the Firescrew Peak on the mountain
  • Time to head down the Manning Trail
  • A small tree growing out of the cracks in a large boulder
  • Another tree growing out of the cracks
  • Coming down this route from the summit, the trail is out in the open on the ledges most of the time
  • Open rock along the trail
  • Back into the trees for longer stretches now
  • Lichen and moss growing next to the trail
  • One of the last views on the way down. I am now just low enough I can start to see a little further, but still not far
  • A painted blaze on the tree, an old metal blaze, and a new wooden blaze. Take your pick which one you want to follow (they all go the same place)
  • A very large glacial erratic next to the trail. The rock that stopped it from rolling further is about 6 feet tall, but looks small here
  • The round patches of lichen on the rock got my attention, but as I walked past it, I noticed it looked like a gray version of quartz. If so, this is the largest single quartz rock I have ever seen
  • Down below the steepest parts of the Manning Trail in a section with a little mud
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