The ubiquity of picnic tables. You hike up a remote canyon to an historic stone cabin, and what do you find? Picnic tables. You continue up canyon to a grotto, and what's there? Picnic tables. You drive rural roads and what's planted every so often? Picnic tables. You go to the pavilion at a national seashore and what's perched on the deck? Picnic tables. It's as if the goal of travelers in America is to have a picnic at every possible location along the route.