--Bruce Stallsmith
also close the Tennessee Divide
Huntsville, AL, US of A
>I ended my day with a few other quick small creek snorkels and a last light
>dip into the Little River which was several miles driving further south.
>The
>sun was setting and the water turbid from a recent rain and crowds of
>wading
>Mexicans enjoying the sandy, silty beaches. I almost grabbed a motel room
>for
>a return snorkel the next day in hopes of settled waters. The Little River
>has offered some wonderful snorkeling in the past, but i was worn and
>weary
>from a full day and decided to return home for a nights rest and a Monday's
>work. I'm again saddened by what i see, and see often on these trips. It
>takes
>much effort to locate clear water that offers natural habitat and is
>undamaged
>by man's activities. Season, weather, rains and luck play a big part in if
>a
>day spent searching will be productive in snorkeling. A return in another
>week or month could be better or could be worse. My time is limited. But
>for
>certain it is plain to see the difference between natural sheltered
>flowing
>water and disturbed ground pouring itself into a stream's substrate. Yes i
>think
>we are seeing the disappearance of many, many species of our native fish.
>They have nowhere to go but where they are and have been for generations
>and
>ages. Then we clear the forests, til the ground and pave the earth. We all
>eat,
>build and drive. There are many of us.
>Casper,
>dang near straddling the Tennessee Divide
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