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During a short walk around the Orestimba Corral area, I stumble across a deflated "happy birthday" balloon

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09782-balloon-800px.jpg After a mile, I reach the old Orestimba Corral and stop at the picnic table for a Clif-bar-and-water breakThumbnailsI get back on the bike and continue down Orestimba Creek Road, which often avoids the creek by winding up and down nearby hillsAfter a mile, I reach the old Orestimba Corral and stop at the picnic table for a Clif-bar-and-water breakThumbnailsI get back on the bike and continue down Orestimba Creek Road, which often avoids the creek by winding up and down nearby hillsAfter a mile, I reach the old Orestimba Corral and stop at the picnic table for a Clif-bar-and-water breakThumbnailsI get back on the bike and continue down Orestimba Creek Road, which often avoids the creek by winding up and down nearby hillsAfter a mile, I reach the old Orestimba Corral and stop at the picnic table for a Clif-bar-and-water breakThumbnailsI get back on the bike and continue down Orestimba Creek Road, which often avoids the creek by winding up and down nearby hillsAfter a mile, I reach the old Orestimba Corral and stop at the picnic table for a Clif-bar-and-water breakThumbnailsI get back on the bike and continue down Orestimba Creek Road, which often avoids the creek by winding up and down nearby hills

I've discovered several used celebration balloons like this one in remote locations during recent bikepacking trips. They likely float away in the air from their original recipients, gone forever, they think, until people like me accidentally find them.

I pack the balloon in my saddlebags for disposal the next time I reach a trash receptacle (later this week).