Day 4: Alton Bay

 Today we woke up early and made the trip up to Alton Bay at Lake Winnipesaukee. First, we paddle boarded around the outskirts of the lake. Here, we found lots of cans that had either blown into the water or came from the houses on the lake. I was honestly very surprised with the amount of trash sitting in the shallow water. After we did this, we headed to the Alton public docs, on the sand. Here, we also found a pretty good amount of trash. Throughout our day, we only found one trash can in the parking lot, and it was very empty. We look o find more ways to make trash cans more visible so people don't throw the trash in the sand, it doesn't belong there. We picked up some maps of the lakes region lakes so we can mark them another day on where the best place for trash cans and dumpsters. I wonder if there is a trash day at Alton Bay, similar to what we saw on Sunday in Bow. On the way home, we stopped at a few different places looking for sustainability within the area, such as the Goodwill store. We found many Tupperware for a cheap price, so that people can make food at home to reduce the trash for a day at the lake! Tomorrow, our trip to the dump will teach us a lot about how we can most effectivley throw our trash away. 


DAYLY HOURS: 5

TOTAL HOURS: 17

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