Amid CV-19, one good thing for those opposed to paying a fee to access public lands is Wildcat is closed for two weeks. Might be an opportunity to do a hike up the slopes in calendar winter without paying a fee (for the next 5 days).
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Sunday River just make the same call. I going to assume there will be many more.
https://www.sundayriver.com/news?ut...pJobID=1721433903&spReportId=MTcyMTQzMzkwMwS2
good thinking. We should all be considerate of others.Just please please be mindful of the situation we're in -- it's not bad yet in NH, VT or Maine, but at least 2 doctors here in MA have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and many more will follow. We're going to have a reduced healthcare workforce. We don't have nearly enough beds, let alone emergency care, ventilators, etc for the volume of people who could, and likely will, become infected.. if something goes wrong and a hiker needs to be rescued, not only will all the SAR personnel and volunteers have to violate social distancing protocols, but that hiker could divert services and resources from people who will soon really, really be in dire need of intensive care. It's a long drive, too, which of course statistically increases the risk of a car accident. This is why Spain and Italy have forbidden recreational bicycling, hiking, climbing, etc.
It's also really difficult to get to the mountains while maintaining social distance -- I know a lot of hikers this weekend went out to dinner or breakfast, and of course there are the gas station stops, pit stops (I myself made a pit stop)... Personally, I will not be going to the mountains for at least the next 2-4 weeks. If I've been exposed, I don't want to expose folks in NH, VT, ME. I don't have to go hiking; it's a choice, a luxury, and so I will wait. The mountains will still be there, and there are plenty of places close by to walk around and get fresh air and exercise.
"The mountains will still be there....
I will have precisely zero interaction with people on any trip I will be doing this month. One benefit of avoiding 4ks like the plague (see what I did there?). If I stay home I'm interacting with many more people. I'm going to the mountains.
Thankyou for stating this. Good Advice!Just please please be mindful of the situation we're in -- it's not bad yet in NH, VT or Maine, but at least 2 doctors here in MA have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and many more will follow. We're going to have a reduced healthcare workforce. We don't have nearly enough beds, let alone emergency care, ventilators, etc for the volume of people who could, and likely will, become infected.. if something goes wrong and a hiker needs to be rescued, not only will all the SAR personnel and volunteers have to violate social distancing protocols, but that hiker could divert services and resources from people who will soon really, really be in dire need of intensive care. It's a long drive, too, which of course statistically increases the risk of a car accident. This is why Spain and Italy have forbidden recreational bicycling, hiking, climbing, etc.
It's also really difficult to get to the mountains while maintaining social distance -- I know a lot of hikers this weekend went out to dinner or breakfast, and of course there are the gas station stops, pit stops (I myself made a pit stop)... Personally, I will not be going to the mountains for at least the next 2-4 weeks. If I've been exposed, I don't want to expose folks in NH, VT, ME. I don't have to go hiking; it's a choice, a luxury, and so I will wait. The mountains will still be there, and there are plenty of places close by to walk around and get fresh air and exercise.
Agreed! My social distance on these trips is measured in car lengths.
Only the gridiots will be hiking from now on!After tomorrow evening, the 4Ks will have light traffic until Memorial Day weekend.
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