Winter has finally died and spring is here in her full glory. With this warm weather comes the droves of weekend vacationers heading to spots westward where they can enjoy nature for what it is. Not me though, I stay local. I rarely venture more than 15 miles from home, hiking in the canyons I know or would like to know. Earlier this year, when the final battle between winter and spring were taking place, I started hiking again. I love to hike and see the world with my kids, alone, with friends, etc. But, I am tired of seeing what nature has become. This year, I have decided to collect every beer and soda can I find while I am out hiking. So far, I have three full garbage bags in which all cans are smashed. I picked cans because they stand out more. They shine, rarely move, and seem to have accumulated throughout the years. Paper and plastic wrappers blow away and beer bottles get broken and ground into the dirt. At the end of the year, I will take these cans down to the metal recycling joint near work and see how much I get. Who knows, thanks to all the many jerks that decided nature is a trash can, I can retire early.
For an interesting read from other people that collect other things of value that people discard and walk over without thinking twice, click here.
2 comments:
You've inspired me! I'll collect what I can between my house and work and the like. I think I'll make sure to bring a trash bag with me on my next hike.
Smilarly, as you don't venture more than 15 min from home, I had thought that I would see what I could do to live off locally produced items for the next summer (aka farmers market, my garden and the neighbor's illegally produced chicken eggs). We see how far I can take it.
Hey, way to be. Andrew said that he got quite a few bucks for doing the same thing, AND it turned him off completely from ever wanting to drink because the smell was so bad.
Thanks for saving the planet, man.
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