Tuesday morning started with a breakfast casserole in the Pot Point House. Afterward, we packed our bags and headed outside. We grabbed our kayaks and one by one they were placed into the Tennessee River. It was decided soon after that we should take a picture of us side by side.
As we started to paddle, we were surprised by how much easier it was to paddle than Monday. The Chickamauga Dam released water which made the current stronger. The reason why was a mystery to us, but we suspected that it may have something to do with the large amount of rain we got last week. While we kayaked, we spotted lots of wildlife, including Great Blue Herons, a bald eagle, a turtle, and more. I took a stick and kayaked with it. We finished up at a ramp at the bottom of Racoon Mountain. There, we ate our lunch and chatted. Soon after, Outdoor Chattanooga came to pick us up and drop us off at GPS.
The founder of Green Steps came to speak about the consequences of littering. Green Steps is a non profit litter awareness organization that started in 2017. Some consequences she spoke of were that litter such as plastic takes a range of thousands to millions of years to biodegrade, negatively impacts wildlife and humans, and that litter is an eyesore. She also mentioned volunteer programs such as monthly clean ups and Trail Raisers. Green Steps has an app where it encourages people to pick up litter by giving you one Amazon dollars for one bag of litter. Overall, Tuesday was amazing and we all enjoyed it.
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