Where we live in central NYS there are numerous state forests and parks that continue to give us plenty of places to hike without bumping into others. Even in the more frequently used locations, it's not a big deal. We went yesterday to a state park that's only 5 miles from our house and about that in the other direction from the largest community by population in the county (12,000 people) and we still only encountered 4 people; two in the parking lot when we arrived and a couple on the trails. This is about the norm for our parks right now. If I hit the state forest trails, then it's just me and the dog. No one is out there and you can tell it's been that way for a long time as many of these trails are growing over. If I hadn't been out on them over the last 40 years some of them would be gone by now.

That's all for now. Take care, stay safe and until next time...be well.

snapper

PS - I hope this post doesn't sound like I'm bragging. Believe me, I truly understand just how lucky I have it where I live.