This is a photo of the group getting our instructions at the beginning, and all the trash collected at the end.
The men being very serious at the start of the day...
We enlisted child laborers who were decent at finding very very small pieces of trash missed by adults...
... but not so good for the long haul as they liked a lot of breaks.
The dads scouted around for boulder routes from various vantage points. This was Ryan's old stomping grounds back in the day..
After we finished hiking up most of the trail to pick up trash along the way, we sent it back with other volunteers and we ventured to find a spot for the kids to get some climbing in.
The girls got along really well. The boy.. well.. he's got to act cool..
They found a kid-sized cave!
Small kids.. Big boulders.
The hike down hill ended up with the two dads and two tired kids. Emilia was a trooper!
It's pretty amazing how much trash we collected from off the trails, even though we were on the tail end of the volunteer group and really doing a 2nd sweep. Even if everyone did their part in picking up a few pieces of trash or just not throwing trash outside anywhere, it does make a big impact on the environment.
It was a great and productive day! We got outdoors, hiked, hung out with friends, helped do something little for the benefit of the environment, and more than anything, set an example for our kiddos.
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