It's a start !

Here I go...... blog blog bloggity blog!

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Last month I took a 3 day, 50 mile trip down the Congaree River. Http://www.congareeriverbluetrail.blogspot.com/ It was absolutely amazing! I spent 2 nights sleeping in the outdoors, lived without indoor plumbing, and paddled down a river with a friend of mine. We conquered the Congaree ! The birds we saw were incredible. The snakes and the gator tracks were a little frightening. The one fish (bass) I caught was magnificant.

However, the amount of plastic bottles I saw is still depressing me. I could always find 1 within my line of sight.

Now don't get me wrong here. I've lived and traveled in the Upstate, the Midlands, and the Lowcountry of South Carolina. This blue river trail is simply gorgeous. It is not a dump by any means. It is part of the National Park System! But, those convenient bottles you use every day. They're floating down the river...and out to sea. I saw them my entire trip.

We've all seen the pictures of poor little birds with plastic around their beaks. These pictures tear you up and also make you think the publisher is just trying to scare you a little. Right?

"They found one little bird....took it's sad picture and are making a big deal out of it."

C'mon! Y'all have thought it. I'm the treehugger here and I've thought it.

Seeing all the plastic bottles and bags along the shore of the Congaree was despairing.

So, I'm starting this blog to share some ideas, post some pictures, and maybe get more than just a handfull of folks to take an extra minute to Reduse, Reuse, and Recyle.