The artifact I have chosen for this post is a picture of a few yards of the Appalachian Trail. This picture shows a man walking away from length of trail that was intersected by hand-cut logs. These horizontally laying logs combat and further protect the AT from erosion caused by humans and the natural environment. This artifact represents environmental history because it shows how humans have interacted with and maintained the trail through the decades.
Johnathon Owen
Link to Picture:
http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&hl=en&biw=1600&bih=799&tbm=isch&tbnid=cs34li2HbEnKlM:&imgrefurl=http://www.pbase.com/image/95915620&docid=iAKNkAsfKIcnCM&itg=1&imgurl=http://i.pbase.com/g3/67/753667/2/95915620.C4kA98bB.jpg&w=800&h=600&ei=wS1AT7qxPO_q0QHHrtnFBw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=330&vpy=292&dur=703&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=141&ty=86&sig=101340267892620280064&page=1&tbnh=131&tbnw=172&start=0&ndsp=33&ved=0CGgQrQMwCQ
It seems like wherever you go you can see signs of human influence. I agree that the picture shows how humans can interact with the environment, but not necessarily cause it damage. These logs not only provide a safer walkway for visitors, they help prevent erosion and make the area more environmentally stable.
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