General Information
Title: Sun Hike to Gile
Form of Folklore: customary, Gile Moutain
Language: English
Place of Origin: Hanover, NH, United States
Informant: Bamlak Messay
Date Collected: September 14th, 2019
Informant Data:
This informant is a member of the Dartmouth Class of 23′ and is on the pre med track. She is a native of Virginia where majority of her family resides.
Social Data:
This piece of folklore was collected through an interview process with the informant. The informant is currently a ‘23 at Dartmouth and discussed a tradition she remembers from her freshman fall of 2019. During freshman fall, Freshmans at Dartmouth go on hike early in the morning at 4:40 AM to Guile mountain to view the sunrise as well as the scenery of the fall leaves.
Associated File:
Collector:
“Are there any other traditions we haven’t discussed that you think are important to fall of freshman year at Dartmouth ?”
Informant Comments:
“One of the special experiences that I had the privilege to be a part of was the Sun rise hike to Gile mountain. I went with the majority of my classmates at about 4:40 AM which was a big sacrifice but worth it. The scene was beautiful as it showed the changing colors of the trees around as well as bodies of water really giving a great view of nature around Dartmouth.
Collector Comment:
This folklore demonstrates a shared experience of freshmans when they enter the Dartmouth community in order to familiarize themselves with the area that they will spend a lot of time in.
Tags/ Keywords:
Hike
Freshman trip
Dartmouth first years
Gile Mountain
Collectors Name: Leonard St Gourdin