08-04-2003, 03:10 PM
When I was in Scouts our scoutmasters always had us take the last half an hour to clean up the entire camp as well. We made sure that every tiny little piece of trash, twine, or anything was picked up, whether we brought it or whether it had been there for 20 years. We also kept a bag handy while on the trail, so that we could pick up anything we found along the trail and keep the area looking beautiful. I think the Uintahs have got to be one of the most beautiful places on earth, and it ticks me off so bad to see someone's trash left behind. Now that I'm an assistant scoutmaster myself, I make sure to teach our scouts the same thing....keep things looking beautiful so everyone else can enjoy it too. If I catch a scout littering, he'll find out that I won't just make him pick up what he tossed, but everything else within 100 yards as well!
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