Stay Home.

This week there's been a lot of media coverage about how hiking is the one last "safe" thing we can do in the new reality of social distancing. Predictably, popular trails are now experiencing heavy visitation. Unless you're out in the middle of nowhere, hiking is not a guaranteed safe space.  With this in mind, I will not be responding to requests asking for recommendation about less crowded trail destinations. My best advise is to stay home and spend time researching trails you will do once this crisis ends.

And it will end. Please don't take unnecessary risks. Staying off crowded trails for awhile isn't the end of the world.
Need some inspiration? I've been writing about under-the-radar hikes for years. Here's a compilation of a few of my favorites:
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