Going on a road trip is about enjoying the ride.
And if you want to enjoy it to the fullest,
you must give the unexpected a chance!
Of course, plan ahead if you will, there's tons of suggestions online.
But you know, unexpected may just be another way to say
"opportunities!"
And you don't want to miss any, right?
So, I heard about this place and I had to see it!
The Bottle Tree Ranch is a forest of bottle trees on Route 66,
in the heart of the California desert.
See that?
One person transformed discarded things into a beautiful place for others to visit!
This is how we make a difference in the world!
You know,
I really do believe that people can make a difference in this world.
I'm not like an incurable optimist or anything, but...
I think I'm of those fools who believes in the power of creativity.
I mean, look around, creativity turned this little piece of desert into a...
what is it?
A bottle farm tree ranch or something?
I mean, that's really what it is,
they're trees made out of stuff that other people would just consider junk.
Litter and thrash to them
made this beautiful and unique place for others.
I think we can all come up with our own different solutions to change things.
I think photographing this place is my way of saying that
doing something unique and different to make a change matters.
And of course, we all have to reduce, reuse, and recycle!
When you walk through it, you really get its message, I think.
You know the saying "actions speak louder than words"?
It's like every one of these trees is an action telling us
to do better with the planet we live on.
What time is it?
Wow!
We have been here for a few hours!
In fact, we could've been in Vegas already!
But you know what? That's not what we said this trip was about,
we said that we were going to enjoy every moment.
OK, so let's do that!
Let's...
sit down here underneath the shadows of the bottle tree
and watch the sunset!
You know, there's another saying that says,
"One today is worth two tomorrows."
Or, oh! I love this one:
"The time you enjoy wasting is not time wasted."
You might've noticed that I really like quotes, and sayings, and proverbs,
it's a nice, little simple way to communicate wisdom.
Once the sun goes down, we should probably find a place to crash.
But not right now, because we're enjoying the moment, so, shh.