Alongside the road into San Juan Del Sur we passed a small tire repair shop. Piled on the porch were a few scrap tires. A taxi had pulled in for repair.
by Bryan Costales
(2 of 13)
Years earlier, two tires at this rest stop alongside the road in Nicaragua, had
been stacked to provide protection for a newly planted sapling. Over time the
sapling grew into a mature shade tree,
by Bryan Costales
(3 of 13)
One of the more surprising items of trash seen along the Rio Chiquito located
outside León, Nicaragua, was this parade of discarded tires.
It almost appeared as if someone on shore was
by Bryan Costales
(5 of 13)
A wide section of the Bay Point Regional Shoreline had suffered from a grass fire in the recent past.
One of the casualties was this tire. It had been abandoned here as trash, and then later it was
by Bryan Costales
(6 of 13)
As the wonderful Elkhorn Slough Safari drew to an end, the boat passed a beautifully scenic shore
with old houses and weathered wooden gate. Overgrown with green at the end of winter, the
idyllic
by Bryan Costales
(7 of 13)
A huge, industrial size tire was suspended from cleats on the wharf. As a frugal fender,
the tire provided a cushion for large docking ships. As can be seen, the dock was in
poor repair.
by Bryan Costales
(8 of 13)
At low tide, much jetsam was exposed in the bed of Mission Creek between the shore
and the houseboats. Among the trash, was an old tire. Chances are that it came from the
parking lot on shore,
by Bryan Costales
(9 of 13)
A tire had been discarded along side the road. Over time, buses and cars and trucks have
slowly mashed this tire flat. The hay was from a nearby ranch.
by Bryan Costales
(10 of 13)
Next to the souvenir stores by the Tárcoles River was an old ranch.
A wooden ramp was arranged so that cattle or sheep could be transferred from the
land to a truck. A tire was buried so
by Bryan Costales
(11 of 13)
A fender
is a flexible or soft object placed between the boat and a dock to protect
both from damage by the other. In more consumptive societies, fenders are custom made
and hung off the
by Bryan Costales
(12 of 13)
Some believe that the best place to discard a tire is in water. Such
oafs will roll them into a river, or toss them into the ocean, or even
throw them just off shore at a beach. Here at the Martinez
by Bryan Costales
(13 of 13)
A large gravel and dirt parking lot lay exposed down by
the far end of Port Costa, all the way down by the railroad tracks
and the river. Trash and discarded plastic bags were blown against
the
