Day Ten: Mt. Keasarge

 Today was, once again, awesome. We decided to collaborate a little bit with Kelby, Lola, and Grace on their hiking excursion. We drove up to Mt. Kearsarge bright and early to see some of the views from the fire tower. We were anticipating snatching up some trash on the way up to summit, however we were pleasantly surprised to see little litter on the trails. This is interesting considering the hiking group always complains about large amounts of trash on their hikes. Once we made it up to the top, we went up the fire tower and indulged in a lovely conversation with our new pal, Ron. He is responsible for marking fires he sees and reporting them to other fire towers in order to mark their exact location. They then send this information to the closest fire station for immediate action. We actually witness a lot of smoke on the horizon and he informed us that it was controlled. We asked him several questions about his work as he has been a New Hampshire resident his whole life and he talked a lot about the changes he has seen throughout the years. For more exact answers you can see him featured on our instagram @trashnomopew. He said that as a little boy, he never got any tics on him and that because of climate change he now does not arrive at the fire station without at least a couple on him. He also talked about how there are significantly more wildfires he has to report now. We asked him his thoughts on climate change and he was clearly frustrated by the matter as he is a caring member of his community and hates to see things changing for the worse. His worry is that the future will be in flames and that all the beauty New Hampshire has to offer will be lost. We found this conversation especially interesting as he was pointing out Proctor Academy from the tower and telling us how much he appreciates what we are advocating for. It is people like Ron that make this project worth while and we were all so grateful for the opportunity to listen to his comments. 


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