I think one cannot walk this country without....

A) having their perspective both greatly shrunk, and  significantly expanded.  1) greatly shrunk as a consequence of traversing at what is really slow rates and having opportunity to observe in great detail the "things" in one's immediate vicinity;  2) greatly expanded for precisely the same reason.  It seems almost paradoxical -- but, nonetheless it's what I've been experiencing these passed 13 days.  B) observing and pondering the significance of the quantity and type of litter "cluttering" the roadways travelled. I've observed a difference in both as we've  travelled.   1) it's virtually undeniable that rural areas demonstrate MUCH less litter -- partially explainable by population density on the travel ways.  But is that.all the reason?
2) MY observation is that there is much lower incidents of "rural area" litter being containers that originally contained "empowered beverage" (as described by a long deceased and treasured acquaintance). Are this/these some indication of a social situational difference in the respective populations -- or a personal bias driving my cognition.    Hmmmm!