Clean air is the topic of tonight's blog... We constantly live in a society of emission whether it be from vehicles, animals, and factories. Pollution has become so commonplace that we huge factories pay a tax to pollute to a maintained standard. However, with corporations have endless streams of endless greenbacks many simple pay the overage charges and keep rolling. There are very few places I have encountered where I have felt that good air quality exists. Guatemala certainly wasn't a prized jewel due to the grey tint of smoke in that was projected off the cobblestone streets. However, Kentucky seemed to promise something different. In Conway, where I live we call the town the "City of Colleges". Kentucky should earn the nickname of the "State of Parks". Hiking is a past time in which I enjoy and it seemed like that in small town several parks existed.
One in particular was known as Torrent Falls. It honestly wasn't affiliated with the State Park system but was a private party climbing reserve. Prior to my trip I had been exercising so that once I arrived I wouldn't fall of the mountain. It was a rather sweat inducing environment with the temperatures being in the late 90s.
The reserve itself was beautiful and had very strict rules for what could be brought inside. The grasses were mowed to a golf course style length and not a gum wrapper seemed to exist on the grounds. In retrospect, I am accustomed to seeing trash everywhere I go even in travels. But most of Kentucky had parks and roadways that weren't littered with garbage.
Perhaps we could learn from what Kentucky does...
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