8.5 miles, and a garbage bag full of - garbage. I picked it up along the roads as I ran along. Not so much on the gravel roads, folks seem to be pretty good about it, but as soon as I hit the pavement, the clutter just started to jump up at every bend and corner. Well, it's gone now!

Legs felt good, so no permanent damage done, although the soreness will probably linger for some more days.

SRD for the pooch and me.

QOTD: Long work day, so nothing special planned.  I do try to do the right thing wrt the environment everyday.

 

 

BTW...how many of those equality signs do you still see as profile pictures on FB right now??? Another example of how we move on to the next cause. In this instance, the next cause was Boston. It's a revolving door of care and concern.

It does seem that Americans have a short attention span for disasters.  There seems to be no long term focus on anything. I don't think it is because people really don't care, but because we hear SO MUCH!  Even in the wake of Boston there was a massive explosion in West, Texas, then an earthquake in China.  The Hurricane Sandy disaster is a distant memory to all but those who suffered the devestation.  The Sandy Hook shooting has become mired in the controversey over gun control. I suspect the Boston bombing will soon be overtaken by something else.

SRD for me today. May go out for a walk in a bit, but that's about it.

QOTD: Also think it is silly that we need a day to care about the earth. We should probably do that everyday. Ranks right up there with Valentines day.... But I suppose if it gets people to do something good who normally wouldn't, then it's not all bad.

Makes me think of one of my most memorable clean up the earth activities.... At the end of a backpacking trip in the Colorado mountains and near the end of a 3 mile bushwack down a steep deadfall filled mountain side, carrying a 50lb pack. We came out of the woods on the shores of a beautiful mountain lake. I had parked on the opposite side so had to walk the shore around to my vehicle. Like most easily accessible lakes, there was a sickening amount of garbage scattered about. My wife and I dug garbage bags out of our packs and proceeded to pick up trash along the way, doing a squat with our heavy packs each time we reached for a piece of trash. Of course the shore was lined with people sitting around drinking beer and fishing on a beautiful day, all of them looking at us like we were idiots! No, were not idiots, we just don't enjoying walking through a garbage dump in such an otherwise awesome setting. Hopefully inspired a few of them to pick up a few pieces themselves or at least not dump any more, but sadly probably didn't change anybody's actions.