To the west about 20 m is the old road we hiked in on. This community continues upslope and downslope to the trail. The ridgetop is located 50 meters upslope to the east. The community seems the same.;Somewhat dry mixed deciduous-evergreen forest. Little herb cover. Patchy dominance of Rhododendron maximum. Very low diversity. There are several old barkless sawn stumps. Diffusely lit forest floor.
Representativeness
Large patch of Hemlock/Rhododendron forest. Plot was placed to sample opposite aspect to GARI.131.