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As the students hiked the trail, they also learned about the history of the area. They saw fir and spruce trees. Only a few remain although these were once the promary trees in the forest. They learned that about 10,000 years ago the evergreen trees began to be replaced by chestnut and oak trees, and that the chestnut blight left oaks as the primary tree species in the area. Mr. Winpfen pointed out that 10,000 years ago was the end of the last ice age.
The students, who were joined on the hike by another group of Summer Quest students that has been speculating about and planning for the future, were challenged as they went along to decide what were the treasures that caused people over the years to value the land they were passing through and eventually decide to set it apart in a national park.
Mr. Winpfen shared some chili he had made Saturday for a cook off with the students and teachers, and then rain struck again. The students hurried back to the waiting school bus and temporarily set up in a room in Skyland Lodge to continue their discussion of the treasures of the mountain.
One group decided that the chestnut trees, which had once provided a livelihood for many people in the area and now provide a haven for a variety of plant and animal life was the chief treasure of the area.
Another group selected copper. They had seen pits along the trail where copper was once mined, but never very profitably.
A third group said the treasure of the area was its value in attracting tourists, and a fourth group selected the beauty of the area as its treasure.
Mr. Heddleston said that the students are writing in their journals each day and will produce collages of
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