Like you, we used that strange time to explore close to home. In our case very close - parts of our own cities we’d never been to before. And it became a habit that’s stayed with us, as we discovered some lovely spots literally within walking distance of our front door. Some tunes good things come from bad.
Isn't it funny how we don't always explore our own backyard. Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson, is only a few miles away, yet I haven't been there in several years.
A year into the pandemic my husband, eldest son (returned from his job at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Maryland due to the early government shutdowns) and I were all living in Boulder, CO very close to RMNP but unable to visit the park due to new permiting rules. We'd spent a year existing in a very limited (20 mile?) radius. We also needed expansion and safety. In mid- March 2021 we found a very isolated "tiny house" on National Forest land just outside of tiny Red Cliff, CO , south of Vail , and together with our new puppy we spent three delightfully snowy days together in an isolated wonderland romping and hiking trails that some unseen person had groomed. We never crossed paths with another living soul.
Chincoteague is beautiful. When our son was about 10, he and I took a trip from FL and spent a week there. It was memorable because it was son and mom on an adventure, but the scenery was so quietly spectacular.
I always wanted to make it over to the eastern shore but we never did. Someday. Maybe.
I'm so glad we finally made it there.
Like you, we used that strange time to explore close to home. In our case very close - parts of our own cities we’d never been to before. And it became a habit that’s stayed with us, as we discovered some lovely spots literally within walking distance of our front door. Some tunes good things come from bad.
Isn't it funny how we don't always explore our own backyard. Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson, is only a few miles away, yet I haven't been there in several years.
A year into the pandemic my husband, eldest son (returned from his job at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Maryland due to the early government shutdowns) and I were all living in Boulder, CO very close to RMNP but unable to visit the park due to new permiting rules. We'd spent a year existing in a very limited (20 mile?) radius. We also needed expansion and safety. In mid- March 2021 we found a very isolated "tiny house" on National Forest land just outside of tiny Red Cliff, CO , south of Vail , and together with our new puppy we spent three delightfully snowy days together in an isolated wonderland romping and hiking trails that some unseen person had groomed. We never crossed paths with another living soul.
That sounds delightful.
Chincoteague is beautiful. When our son was about 10, he and I took a trip from FL and spent a week there. It was memorable because it was son and mom on an adventure, but the scenery was so quietly spectacular.
"Quietly spectacular" -- yes, you nailed it.