Ecology class up a mountain

5 Comments / Blog /

For class yesterday we hiked up a mountain. Our teacher explained all about the natural history of the area- for example, because of how long this area was under a glacier, and how huge the glacier was, the ground is STILL expanding upwards, released from the pressure, by about 1-2 mm a year. We also learned that native peoples have inhabited this area for at least 6000 years. That’s a long time, especially for the cyclical, intergenerational accumulation of ecological and cultural knowledge- which, due to the extremely rapid colonization of the Eastern United States, is not documented- compared to California, where a much larger indigenous population still survives in many ways.

A beautiful overhang. Do you see on the top right- a wonderful, almost magical, overhang of ferns- like a basket of overflowing leaves!
A big smile from me! We all crawled through a little crawl space that took us under and through, instead of up and over. Also, if you can see my poor flip flops, which I am not sure yet if I regret wearing them to hike up a mountainπŸ˜‚
I love all the changing colors!
Beautiful- Gorr Mountain
 

Ecology class up a mountain Read More Β»