{"id":9496,"date":"2024-10-06T22:59:30","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T14:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=9496"},"modified":"2025-04-06T03:54:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T19:54:48","slug":"20241006cardigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006cardigan\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiking Mount Cardigan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first Sunday of October 2024. With foliage colors in full swing in New Hampshire, I checked out Mount Cardigan via a thrilling combination of Holt and Manning Trail.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3469.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3469.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North of Firescrew Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the North of Firescrew Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide.min.2.4.21.js\"><\/script>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide-skyblue.min.css\">\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n\tvar secondarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-1', 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{\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider9 = new Splide( '#splide-major-9', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider9.sync( secondarySlider9 ).mount();\n} );\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>As mentioned in the previous post, I preferred foliage slightly earlier than what most websites marked as &#8220;peak foliage&#8221;. For New Hampshire&#8217;s White Mountains, early October was a bit late in that sense. So for this weekend, I decided to visit Mount Cardigan, located further south, hoping to catch the autumn colors at their finest.<br \/>\nMount Cardigan offered a variety of trail systems to explore. From the west, the standard route to the summit started from the Cardigan Mountain State Park parking lot. However, I read that &#8220;Holt Trail&#8221;, approaching from the east, featured some exciting scrambling sections. This led me to plan a loop combining the Holt and Manning Trails (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alltrails.com\/trail\/us\/new-hampshire\/holt-trail-and-manning-trail-loop-to-mount-cardigan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AllTrails link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Coming from the east, the trailhead for this hike was located at AMC&#8217;s Cardigan Lodge. The final 1.5 miles (2.4km) of road leading to the lodge was unpaved. <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(For comparison, the unpaved section on the western approach to the state park trailhead was slightly shorter at 1.2 miles.)<\/span> When I arrived at 11:30am, the parking lot still had several spots available.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_113959.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_113959.jpg\" alt=\"AMC Cardigan Lodge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>AMC Cardigan Lodge<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I checked it out after my hike. It was pretty nice inside.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>After some warmup, I started my hike at 11:42am. Here&#8217;s GPS tracking:<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile-hide\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:6\/5;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=207662355&#038;measures=on&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"desktop-hide\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:3\/5;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=207662355&#038;measures=on&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The trail began as a wide, inviting path through the woods, with the ground covered in fallen leaves but lots of lush ones still on the trees above. It&#8217;s a pleasant and easy stroll accompanied by the satisfying crunch of leaves beneath my feet.<br \/>\nThis continued for 1.4km (0.9mi), before the trail crossed a creek and narrowed down.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_114915.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_114915.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_115054.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_115054.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_115142.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_115142.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_115600.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_115600.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_120143.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_120143.jpg\" alt=\"Bailey Brook Covered by Leaves\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bailey Brook Covered by Leaves<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_120151.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_120151.jpg\" alt=\"Bailey Brook Covered by Leaves\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bailey Brook Covered by Leaves<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_121646.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_121646.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_122440.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_122440.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_123232.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_123232.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_123512.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_123512.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_123720.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_123720.jpg\" width=\"96.2%\" alt=\"First Technical Move along Holt Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>First Technical Move along Holt Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Following this slit upwards.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/20241006_114915.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/20241006_115054.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/20241006_115142.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/20241006_115600.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/20241006_120143.jpg\" alt=\"Bailey Brook Covered by Leaves\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/20241006_120151.jpg\" alt=\"Bailey Brook Covered by Leaves\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/20241006_121646.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/20241006_122440.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/20241006_123232.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/20241006_123512.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/20241006_123720.jpg\" alt=\"First Technical Move along Holt Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-1, #splide-thumb-1 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the trail.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_114915.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_114915.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_115054.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_115054.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_115142.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_115142.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_115600.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_115600.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_120143.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_120143.jpg\" alt=\"Bailey Brook Covered by Leaves\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bailey Brook Covered by Leaves<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_120151.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_120151.jpg\" alt=\"Bailey Brook Covered by Leaves\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bailey Brook Covered by Leaves<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_121646.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_121646.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_122440.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_122440.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_123232.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_123232.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_123512.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_123512.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_123720.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_123720.jpg\" alt=\"First Technical Move along Holt Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>First Technical Move along Holt Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Following this slit upwards.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Not long after that, I reached &#8220;Grand Junction&#8221; which was the intersection of several trails. There were clear warning signs about the challenging nature of the &#8220;Holt Trail&#8221;, which hastened the pace of elevation gain after the intersection. Yet the first technical move wasn&#8217;t until 1km (0.6mi) after &#8220;Grand Junction&#8221; (see the last photo in the slideshow above).<\/p>\n<p>I recorded the entire climb from that first technical move to the summit of Cardigan with a helmet-mounted GoPro. In my opinion, there were perhaps two or three moves that could be rated as YDS class 3, mostly near the top. Overall, it felt more physically demanding than technically difficult. I briefly lost the trail once below the treeline; but once above the treeline, there were plenty of blazes on the rock face to follow, which made straightforward navigation.<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s my recorded video:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Le1mt_X1aQs\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left;line-height: 125%\">0:00 Starting from the first technical move.<\/br>1:46 I briefly lost the trail among dense woods for a while.<\/br>5:00 Emerging from the tree line. (It was mostly YDS class 2 before this point.)<\/br>12:35 A great overlook to take some rest and photos. (I briefly lost the trail again after this point.)<\/br>16:11 Starting the crux<\/br>19:30 Finishing the crux<\/div>\n<p>Somewhere along the way, I paused for a break at a clearing that offered stunning views of the vast forest below. The transition from evergreen to deciduous trees created a stunning blend of colors, offering a preview of the views from the summit of Cardigan.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3360.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3360.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Forests in Foliage\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Forests in Foliage<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_131039.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_131039.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Overlooking Forests in Foliage\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Forests in Foliage<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3378.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3378.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Firescrew Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Firescrew Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The rocks in the foreground provided me a place to rest.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3364.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3364.jpg\" width=\"89.5%\" alt=\"Forest in Foliage\" \/><\/a><\/br>Forest in Foliage<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">AMC&#8217;s Cardigan Lodge in left. From the lodge, a small concave in the landscape marked the creek which the trail largely followed.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3362.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3362.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Newfound Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Newfound Lake<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3363.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3363.jpg\" alt=\"Plymouth Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Plymouth Mountain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3360.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Forests in Foliage\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/20241006_131039.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Forests in Foliage\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3378.jpg\" alt=\"Firescrew Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3364.jpg\" alt=\"Forest in Foliage\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3362.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Newfound Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3363.jpg\" alt=\"Plymouth Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-2, #splide-thumb-2 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3360.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3360.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Forests in Foliage\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Forests in Foliage<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_131039.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_131039.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Forests in Foliage\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Forests in Foliage<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3378.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3378.jpg\" alt=\"Firescrew Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Firescrew Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The rocks in the foreground provided me a place to rest.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3364.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3364.jpg\" alt=\"Forest in Foliage\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Forest in Foliage<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">AMC&#8217;s Cardigan Lodge in left. From the lodge, a small concave in the landscape marked the creek which the trail largely followed.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3362.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3362.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Newfound Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Newfound Lake<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3363.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3363.jpg\" alt=\"Plymouth Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Plymouth Mountain<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3365_DSC_3375-11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3365_DSC_3375-11.jpg\" alt=\"View along Holt Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View along Holt Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In the end, I reached the summit of Mount Cardigan at 1:22pm, about 1 hour and 40 minutes after leaving my car. The summit was relatively spacious, with around 20 to 40 people scattered across the area, taking in the beautiful views.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3379.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3379.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Forests in Foliage\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Forests in Foliage<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3413.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3413.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Forests in Foliage\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Forests in Foliage<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3430.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3430.jpg\" alt=\"Blend of Colors on Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blend of Colors on Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3431.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3431.jpg\" alt=\"Blend of Colors on Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blend of Colors on Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3382.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3382.jpg\" alt=\"Firescrew Mountain before Distant White Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Firescrew Mountain before Distant White Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3390.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3390.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3379.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Forests in Foliage\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3413.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Forests in Foliage\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3430.jpg\" alt=\"Blend of Colors on Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3431.jpg\" alt=\"Blend of Colors on Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3382.jpg\" alt=\"Firescrew Mountain before Distant White Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3390.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-3, #splide-thumb-3 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3379.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3379.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Forests in Foliage\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3413.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3413.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Forests in Foliage\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Forests in Foliage<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3430.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3430.jpg\" alt=\"Blend of Colors on Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3431.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3431.jpg\" alt=\"Blend of Colors on Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blend of Colors on Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3382.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3382.jpg\" alt=\"Firescrew Mountain before Distant White Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Firescrew Mountain before Distant White Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3390.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3390.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3381.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3381.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Orange Mountain and Melvin Mountain in the center, Mount Kearsarge in the background right.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3380C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3380C11.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Kearsarge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Kearsarge<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">One of the few prominent mountains to the south.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3387.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3387.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains to the Southwest\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields and Mountains to the Southwest<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Trails on these rockfaces lead to a different trailhead of Mount Cardigan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3389.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3389.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the West<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Town of Canaan in the center, Killington Peak of Vermont in the background.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3393C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3393C11.jpg\" width=\"66%\" alt=\"Summit Marker\" \/><\/a><\/br>Summit Marker<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Weirdly, this one didn&#8217;t specify elevation, but said &#8220;for information write to the director Washington DC&#8221;. Guess people had to write to the director to inquire its elevation then.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3412C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3412C11.jpg\" width=\"51%\" alt=\"Watch Tower on Mount Cardigan\" \/><\/a><\/br>Watch Tower on Mount Cardigan<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Closed during my visit.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3381.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3380C11.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Kearsarge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3387.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains to the Southwest\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3389.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3393C11.jpg\" alt=\"Summit Marker\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3412C11.jpg\" alt=\"Watch Tower on Mount Cardigan\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-4, #splide-thumb-4 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3381.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3381.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Orange Mountain and Melvin Mountain in the center, Mount Kearsarge in the background right.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3380C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3380C11.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Kearsarge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Kearsarge<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">One of the few prominent mountains to the south.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3387.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3387.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains to the Southwest\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields and Mountains to the Southwest<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Trails on these rockfaces lead to a different trailhead of Mount Cardigan.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3389.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3389.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the West<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Town of Canaan in the center, Killington Peak of Vermont in the background.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3393C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3393C11.jpg\" alt=\"Summit Marker\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Summit Marker<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Weirdly, this one didn&#8217;t specify elevation, but said &#8220;for information write to the director Washington DC&#8221;. Guess people had to write to the director to inquire its elevation then.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3412C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3412C11.jpg\" alt=\"Watch Tower on Mount Cardigan\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Watch Tower on Mount Cardigan<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Closed during my visit.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>While the summit of Mount Cardigan provided 360-degree views, I found the best ones to be the towards the east, the same views offered by Holt Trail.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3394_DSC_3411-18.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3394_DSC_3411-18.jpg\" alt=\"View from Mount Cardigan\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3414_DSC_3428-15.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3414_DSC_3428-15.jpg\" alt=\"View from Mount Cardigan\" \/><\/a><\/br>View from Mount Cardigan<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">To the east (top) and northwest (bottom)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>After a 25-minute rest, I continued towards Firescrew Mountain. Leaving Cardigan, there was a small but steep slope, nowhere as technical as Holt Trail. After that, the trail wound its way through patches of low coniferous shrubs. As observed earlier from Mount Cardigan, Firescrew Mountain seemed like an outstanding island of coniferous trees amidst the vast expanse of deciduous forests stretching into the distance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3439.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3439.jpg\" alt=\"Firescrew Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Firescrew Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3440.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3440.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Firescrew Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail to Firescrew Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3442.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3442.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Firescrew Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Firescrew Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Taken approximately at its summit.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3441.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3441.jpg\" alt=\"Looking back at Mount Cardigan\" \/><\/a><\/br>Looking back at Mount Cardigan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3439.jpg\" alt=\"Firescrew Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3440.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Firescrew Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3442.jpg\" alt=\"Firescrew Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3441.jpg\" alt=\"Looking back at Mount Cardigan\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-5, #splide-thumb-5 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3439.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3439.jpg\" alt=\"Firescrew Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Firescrew Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3440.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3440.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Firescrew Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail to Firescrew Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3442.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3442.jpg\" alt=\"Firescrew Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Firescrew Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Taken approximately at its summit.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3441.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3441.jpg\" alt=\"Looking back at Mount Cardigan\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Looking back at Mount Cardigan<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Unlike Cardigan, Firescrew Mountain didn&#8217;t have a prominent summit, but lots of small overlooks with pleasing views were scattered along the trail. They were usually a short detour away from the main path, making it a joyful experience to explore them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3451.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3451.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Forests in Foliage\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Forests in Foliage<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3454.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3454.jpg\" alt=\"Newfound Lake among Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Newfound Lake among Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3450.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3450.jpg\" alt=\"Rolling Hills in Foliage\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rolling Hills in Foliage<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3447.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3447.jpg\" alt=\"Rolling Hills to the South\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rolling Hills to the South<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3448.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3448.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Mount Moosilauke in the background center.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3451.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Forests in Foliage\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3454.jpg\" alt=\"Newfound Lake among Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3450.jpg\" alt=\"Rolling Hills in Foliage\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3447.jpg\" alt=\"Rolling Hills to the South\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3448.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-6, #splide-thumb-6 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3451.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3451.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Forests in Foliage\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Forests in Foliage<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3454.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3454.jpg\" alt=\"Newfound Lake among Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Newfound Lake among Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3450.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3450.jpg\" alt=\"Rolling Hills in Foliage\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rolling Hills in Foliage<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3447.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3447.jpg\" alt=\"Rolling Hills to the South\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rolling Hills to the South<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3448.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3448.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Mount Moosilauke in the background center.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Below were the views from my favorite overlook on Firescrew Mountain: a beautiful blend of colors set against the expansive backdrop of the White Mountains.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3475.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3475.jpg\" alt=\"Rolling Hills in Foliage\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rolling Hills in Foliage<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3495C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3495C11.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_143319C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_143319C.jpg\" width=\"94.5%\" alt=\"Rolling Hills in Foliage\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rolling Hills in Foliage<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3471.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3471.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Franconia Ridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Franconia Ridge<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3470.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3470.jpg\" alt=\"Mowglis Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mowglis Mountain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3475.jpg\" alt=\"Rolling Hills in Foliage\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3495C11.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/20241006_143319C.jpg\" alt=\"Rolling Hills in Foliage\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3471.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Franconia Ridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3470.jpg\" alt=\"Mowglis Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-7, #splide-thumb-7 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3475.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3475.jpg\" alt=\"Rolling Hills in Foliage\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rolling Hills in Foliage<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3495C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3495C11.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_143319C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_143319C.jpg\" alt=\"Rolling Hills in Foliage\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rolling Hills in Foliage<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3471.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3471.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Franconia Ridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Franconia Ridge<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3470.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3470.jpg\" alt=\"Mowglis Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mowglis Mountain<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3455_DSC_3468-14.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3455_DSC_3468-14.jpg\" alt=\"View from Firescrew Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3476_DSC_3489-14.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3476_DSC_3489-14.jpg\" alt=\"View from Firescrew Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>View from Firescrew Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I was either captivated by the scenery, or obsessed with exploring the overlooks, that I missed a turn on the trail (which I noticed on the GPS map a minute later). The turn was followed by a steep descent (photos below), but it wasn&#8217;t as technical as Holt Trail earlier in the day.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_144626.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-m\/20241006_144626.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_144633.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-m\/20241006_144633.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Steep Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After that, it was an uneventful stroll back to the trailhead. I felt foliage along this part of the trail was more vibrant and enjoyable, compared to Holt Trail that I took earlier during the ascent.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_145620.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_145620.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_150315.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_150315.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Steep Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a 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\/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_151126.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_151126.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage on Trees\" \/><\/a><\/br>Foliage on Trees<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_152410.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_152410.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_153952.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_153952.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_154234.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_154234.jpg\" width=\"96.2%\" alt=\"Tree\" \/><\/a><\/br>Tree<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">So many branches coming out from the same place.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/20241006_145620.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/20241006_150315.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/20241006_150455.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage on Trees\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/20241006_150704.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/20241006_151059.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/20241006_151126.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage on Trees\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/20241006_152410.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/20241006_153952.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/20241006_154234.jpg\" alt=\"Tree\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-8, #splide-thumb-8 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_145620.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_145620.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_150315.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_150315.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Steep Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_150455.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_150455.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage on Trees\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Foliage on Trees<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_150704.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_150704.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_151059.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_151059.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_151126.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_151126.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage on Trees\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Foliage on Trees<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_152410.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_152410.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_153952.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_153952.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/20241006_154234.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/20241006_154234.jpg\" alt=\"Tree\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Tree<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">So many branches coming out from the same place.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Finally, I was back at the trailhead at 3:45pm, concluding the hike in 4 hours. <\/p>\n<p>With some time still left in the day, I decided to take a small detour to Profile Falls on my way home as an encore. This picturesque waterfall, located just south of the town of Bristol, is easily accessible via a short trail from a small parking lot. Once again, it was beautifully surrounded by the vibrant colors of the season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-9\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3498.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3498.jpg\" alt=\"Profile Falls\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3499.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3499.jpg\" alt=\"Profile Falls\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Vertical line --><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 10px; background-color: transparent; height: 10px; margin: 0 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-9\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3498.jpg\" alt=\"Profile Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3499.jpg\" alt=\"Profile Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-9, #splide-thumb-9 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3498.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3498.jpg\" alt=\"Profile Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/DSC_3499.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/06\/thumbnails\/DSC_3499.jpg\" alt=\"Profile Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Profile Falls<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After that, I drove back home and concluded the day.<br \/>\nEND<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first Sunday of October 2024. With foliage colors in full swing in New Hampshire, I checked out Mount Cardigan via a thrilling combination of Holt and Manning Trail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[427,2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9496"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9496"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9594,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9496\/revisions\/9594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}