Day Four: Alton Bay, Lake Winnipesaukee

Today, we made the grand decision to head on over to Alton Bay. My aunt has a house in Young's Cove, so we decided to take the paddle boards out in search of more trash. We took the paddle boards around the exterior of the lake in hopes (not really) of finding some trash that could have potentially washed into the water from the recent snow loss and runoff from Mount. Major. We were unfortunately successful, and although Winnipesaukee is a clean lake, there were several plastic bags and fishing wire caught in the rocks. This was sad to see considering how much time I spend there and how I have likely abused Winnipesaukee and all its beautifulness. Once we made our rounds, we headed to the Alton Public Docks where we walked along the sand picking up a suspicious amount of trash. This was confusing to us considering it is so early in the summer season, and not a lot of people are likely at their summer homes. Throughout this process, we only found one singular trash can. On our drive home, we stopped at a local Goodwill to purchase some supplies, aka, sunglasses. We are trying to be more conscientious of our choices considering fast fashion is responsible for a lot of the trash we were finding. Once again, today we spent our time well, all while getting to enjoy some sun and everything this beautiful lake has to offer. Obviously, Young's cove is just a sliver of this massive lake, and there is likely much more that needs to be done in order to better the community as a whole. I hope to be more aware of my choices, both on and off the lake, as both of these have effects on those ecosystems. 

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