I'm lucky to still be working (from home) and being paid. And virus free (as far as I know).
Not being able to hike much is a problem, but I am getting bike rides and walks in around the neighborhood (I'm getting used to knowing where to go where I Don't run into too many people).
With the nice weather this weekend and still some nice snow coverage in Yosemite around Badger pass, I might have been headed there this weekend for some late winter backpacking, but naturally that is off the table now.
I'm probably going to bike to Mt Diablo and then do a long hike there. Since I'm not driving, it's allowed as long as I keep my distance from others.
It will depend on how things are in July and beyond, but I'm still planning my JMT trek for this summer. Most of the planning can be applied to next year, if need be.
I actually have a Glacier Point to Whitney permit for mid July and just landed a Happy Isles to Whitney permit in mid September in the lottery. That is a bit late and not what I was aiming for, but this year things might not be fully open to allow a JMT trek until that late. Mid August would be a NOBO from Cottonwood Pass as the third choice.
What kind of sucks for next year is I was planning on going to Japan and doing some hiking in the Japan Alps. The kicker: I didn't want to go this year due to the Olympics.
So the virus has already disrupted two years of my plans.
Hopefully I can salvage some of my plans for this year once the virus is under some kind of control.
But, yeah, if the local towns don't want me there, I'll stay away.
