[texasbb]

They'll force all those "rule breakers" into ever tinier unregulated spaces. That'll teach 'em.

[Kim Brown]

[blendergasket]

I kind of like the approach they are taking. Be loud about the closed parts, quiet about the open parts. Close enough to make it really inconvenient. Most people will just consider it closed, which will lead to better opportunity for distancing for those few of us who want it bad enough to wade down into the specifics.

[jimmy]

[Kim Brown]

THANK YOU JIMMY! I have been wondering if I'm crazy. It is good to know I did not make this up. I see it in the View Edit History. Whew! I agree blendergasket, it's a good approach.

[Schroder]

There's a roadblock on the Icicle Creek Road at the Snow Lake trailhead. I'd say they were serious about keeping hikers off the trails.

[mb]

the point of a closure like that is so people who are close can go visit. like if you live next to the forest, or biking distance, or maybe possibly a short drive (with only a small population at a short drive, so you only need like 2 roadside parking spaces). then you're meeting the actual goal: don't spread around. do go outside for a spell. this all sucks. but consider how it compares with people losing their jobs. people going to the hospital alone, because it's considered too high risk to even have one visitor. etc. but let's flip this around. how would you write the rules? always hard! given that most people will try to bend the rules, and others will shame people for trying to follow the rules but not quite, and that some people breaking the rules has no harm but large numbers has large harm?

[Stephen B]

[HikerJohn]

[Get Out and Go]

Not crazy...look at the fine print at the bottom of the closure notice. "Trails are to remain open." At least for Oka-Wen FS.

Yes, but....

[Kim Brown]

[Anne Elk]

Meanwhile, incomprehensibly inconsistent behavior at the highest level of NPS management as front-line parks managers become infected: As National Parks remain open during pandemic, seven workers are infected They should have locked all the gates everywhere, and kept all staff at work (with proper distancing) to protect the parks from vandals.

[Kim Brown]

I don't have access to WaPo. Does the article indicate they were doing something stupid, or just that they caught the virus while working together?

[Brushwork]

[Kim Brown]

To me, it's only March, and I wouldn't be considering camping until June or July anyway. I was hoping for a road trip in late April or sometime in May - that could happen still....but if not, then I'll wait.