Aaron Johnson - Oct 11, 2006 11:44 pm - Hasn't voted
TrashBrad-
Alta Lakes is a popular camping and 4WD destination with tourists, four wheelers and casual campers. It is not in a wilderness and since the road is easily driven, people go there in droves. Hence, trash. And it is very sad indeed that in this day and age people continue to be ignorant of the age-old litter problem. I recall the TV ads back in the 70s with the Native American finding trash throughout America, and at the end of the ad, he cries. Ever since then, I've picked up after myself. You're very noble to pick up after the many littering goons that have gone before you.
Thankfully, we have wilderness. Although the popular areas in the popular wilderness spots tend to get trashed, most places in a given wilderness remain pristine because there are no roads and no easy access, hence little or no people.
Places like Alta Lakes, as beautiful as they are, are sacrificed for the sake of our wilderness areas. The rugged Lizard Head wilderness, just across the highway, is a good example. Thankfully, for the comparitively few that visit them, there's plenty of pristine wilderness areas to go around, and there's lots of virtually untouched places in Colorado that will never see trash, and very few if any people. Thank God for that small miracle, and some folks with the foresight to see a need to protect the really special places.
Nice pics! Thanks for sharing.
46and2 - Oct 12, 2006 12:07 am - Hasn't voted
Re: TrashThanks Aaron. I see what you mean about the concept of wilderness; the further we got from the crowds, there was less trash (not like the above story), but there was still more than I'd like to tolerate.
btw - I remember that tv ad too although I think I was just older than a toddler at the time.
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