Bike Hike

This morning i decided to get off my butt and take a short 'bike hike.' I rode past the Sidney airport down a country road a couple miles. I had brought a Kroger plastic bag along "in case i saw some trash to pick up." HA ... of course there was a ton of trash along the roadside and in the ditch... I barely scratched the surface, but managed to collect 22 aluminum cans of varying sizes.
I passed by LOTs of plastic, which wouldn't fit in my small bag. Besides, carrying several bags of recyling stuff on a bike is precarious at best. I was doing well to spot the cans, hop off & smash them, then get back on and keep pedaling without being run over by the various trucks and tractors that whizzed by. I was wearing my bright orange top and a fluorescent yellow armband, so i felt relatively safe!

Here's a look at what i collected:


Notice how the cans are separated... the beer cans out-number the soda cans 2 to 1! Big Red, Bud Light, and Mountain Dew seem to be the favorites. The Shelby county youth haven't wised up much in the past 5 decades or so... OK, ok, so some of the plastic that i passed by might have been Gatorade bottles...

If you're counting, there are only 21 cans shown. The last one was a special limited edition featuring Indiana Jones (and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull). My DH did the dishes when he got home and finding the can in the sink drainer, crumpled it and put it in the recycling bin! I have attempted to un-crumple it for the photo...


The bottom of the can says: "Indy and Mutt visit Peru... in search of a friend who holds vital clues." I thought it would be a keepsake for our son who is a Dr. Pepper and Indy fan.... oh well.

NOTE: before i go out on the bike again, it will need some TLC, as i noticed the bike cable is a bit 'frayed' around the edges. The gears seemed to work after a fashion. I suppose it was bound to happen eventually. I believe it's the bike i used to carry Bryan and Leah on in the baby seat... 25 years ago!