Americans call two-way roads with ample shoulders like this one 'Country Lanes' which makes me chuckle:
Generally, there's plenty of space for us on our bikes. Motorists (especially truckers) are extremely courteous. We could count on one hand the number of times we've felt unsafe or been treated uncharitably by other road users - it's very rare.
But we do see a lot of junk at the side of the road, some of it interesting and some even quite useful! Here's a taste of what we've stumbled across:
- Blown-out tyre rubber
- A rubber duck
- Nerf gun pellets
- A wireless speaker (it worked and we've still got it)
- A cowboy's spur
- An elephant soft toy
- Sunglasses (fake Oakleys and a bit scratched)
- A pillow
- A dead racoon holding a helium balloon - I kid you not!
- Cooler boxes
- Multiple number plates
- A Pinocchio toy
- A skeleton toy
- A bunch of keys
- US flags
- A tablecloth
- Tyre wire (= punctures)
- A camping mat
- Spoons
- Knives
- Lots of coins (useful for our laundry)
- A bra (Jo didn't fancy it!)
- Lots of shoes both pairs and odd
- Straws
- Blankets
- Take-away food rubbish
- Spanners
- Nuts and bolts
- Hub caps
- A penknife
- American-style baseball caps
- A full cardboard case of beer (yep, we picked them up!)
- Empty beer cans
- Cardboard boxes
- Vaping paraphernalia
- Loads and loads and loads of roadkill :-( This has included: dead snakes, alligators, spiders, deer, racoons, skunks, tortoises, dogs, cats, turtles, boars, armadillos, porcupines, squirrels, and javelinas...
