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Those activities are also restricted and limited during COVID - either explicitly via state and local ordinances or via social pressures to not spread the virus
by fountainofage 6y ago
Those activities are also restricted and limited during COVID - either explicitly via state and local ordinances or via social pressures to not spread the virus.
Basically, the optimal solution right now is to not go anywhere or see anyone unless you absolutely have to. Which if all someone should be doing is sitting at home or getting groceries, they could do that for a lot less than SF prices.
- tjr225 6y agoHiking/cycling/camping can be crazy socially distant and probably one of the best things you can do for your own mental and physical health right now. A ride up Tam isn’t going to be any more or less dangerous than it was before. Outside of a few extremely popular spots it is not restricted in Washington, at least to my knowledge. If it is in the Bay/CA then it is news to me. In any case, that stuff will still be there when the pandemic is over. It won’t be anywhere east of the Rockies.
- vecinu 6y agoHiking in the Bay Area is extremely difficult right now. You have to wear a mask EVERYWHERE outside where you are near people. On trails with 90+F weather you have to put your mask on every 30 seconds with how many people there are, it's a mess. My mental health is not improving when there are a million people all trying to do outdoor activities in the limited space we have nearby.
- gkop 6y agoTry a hiking loop in the Oakland hills parking at Redwood Bowl. The redwood canopy preserves a pleasant climate. It’s a popular spot but not bad like you’re describing. Yes you need to wear a mask much of the time, but you can get a comfortable mask that’s easy to flip on and off, it’s not a big deal.
- chrisco255 6y agoI can't believe California is making people where masks outdoors.
- kleton 6y agoI think the order is for masks outdoors when distance cannot be maintained. So almost never outdoors.
- seanmcdirmid 6y agoThat’s what I thought also, but there is a lot of pressure to wear a mask where I am if you even walk out the door.
- i_am_proteus 6y agoOnly other people can apply pressure. If you're not near anyone, take the mask off. If someone is pressuring you to put on your mask, that person is probably close enough that you should have a mask on.
- seanmcdirmid 6y agoThe stink eye can travel from distances way beyond 6 feet.
- chrisco255 6y agoWell, it used to be a free country. I guess it was nice while personal liberty lasted. I for one, welcome our technocratic overlords.
- jschwartzi 6y agoOn most maintained trails in Washington this is all the time, practically. The little trails nestled in canyons in my area are so packed I don’t go near them anymore.
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- reissbaker 6y agoThis really doesn't reflect my experience. I live in the Bay Area and have gone hiking every weekend since quarantine started, both in local spots in and around the Bay and excursions to relatively-nearby Californian parks like Sequoia National Forest. In my experience, you bring a mask with you when you hike, and occasionally put it on for maybe twenty seconds out of every five or ten minutes (or even rarer intervals when hiking in the more remote areas like the national parks) when you pass by someone on a trail and can't maintain distance. You hardly ever have to wear it. And aside from this past weekend, it hasn't cracked 90 in the Bay Area pretty much all summer IIRC, and rarely even gets over 80.
- gojomo 6y agoEr, there's plenty of natural beauty, hiking/cycling/camping, & peaks higher than Mt. Tam east of Rockies, and even east of the Mississippi. Otherwise, your point about there still being plenty of healthy ways to get out of the home, both practically and in accordance with official guidelines, is well-made.
- tjr225 6y agoI’m aware that there is but heavily biased towards the diversity and depth of the natural beauty of the West Coast.
- lotsofpulp 6y agoPlus the humidity east of the Rockies makes outdoor anything unappealing, at least if you’re used to low humidity.
- tjr225 6y agoYes, the crowds and the humidity are killing me. House is on the market and we’re moving back out as soon as we can.
- asdff 6y agoIt's actually pretty tough to camp these days. Everyone is doing it, so the familiar spots are packed with people eager to not wear a mask and rip through 24 beers in 24 hours.