Bad Habits
Posted By Shirley on March 16, 2009
Nineteen caches! We broke our own record today …..and if it wasn’t for a DNF or two we would have broken the big 2 – 0 for the day as well. It’ll happen!
Yesterday we visited some areas of Plymouth, MA that we hadn’t seen before. Usually coming to such a tourist-y area you end looking at ‘the rock’ and that not-so-huge ship. But not this time…..we never even got a glimpse. It was nice seeing something a little different. The town has some very pretty areas that make me want to live nearer the ocean. Sunday was such a beautiful late winter day that everyone felt the tug of spring weather…..muggles were everywhere. We saw a nice little bike path, a monument to our forefathers and a very moving memorial to those who died on 9/11. There was also some great conservation land, a state park and spectacular ocean views in our travels. Definitely worth a day trip to the area.
What angered both Larry and myself was an area we visited near the end of our day. It was several acres of beautiful forested land behind one of the elementary schools. The walk to one of the many ponds and fishing spots in town was a nice one. The sad part was that some people have chosen this piece of nature to show their worst habits using it as their own private dumping ground. There was an old TV in one spot, a pile of old car parts in another, pieces of furniture scattered in other areas, a couple of piles of unidentifiable refuse in another, an old abandoned tire. This would probably take a little more than ‘cache in, trash out’ simply due to the size of several discarded pieces sitting out there. It showed such total disregard for some otherwise beautiful land. We have only contempt for the people who could do this. I’m not sure what the fix is…..how do you make someone care more about their world, to respect and value what’s around them?
That was the negative part of our day but it ended on a better note. We went on to find a couple more caches before heading home and there was even a good laugh when one half of sox06 tore her favorite jeans…..such a small price to pay for finding all those caches! We’re at #844 and speeding toward the 900 mark! Happy caching!
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What’s particularly upsetting is that someone had to scout out this spot for disposal, load up their four wheel drive vehicle, probably get some help, then risk getting caught. You could never teach these type of people to respect the environment. The only cure would be to catch and fine them…