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This story made national news last week: a masked hiker assaulted/spit on two women (telling them he had COVID-19) because they who were not wearing masks while hiking the Mid-State Trail on Mt. Watatic (they were socially distanced)...

"Percentage of people who wear a mask most or all of the time while in public, based on surveys of Facebook users"

Surely a cloth face mask will save us from a virus! The same government told us that "duck and cover" will save us from a nuclear bomb!

As those who have been following the numbers know, there has been a surge in COVID-19 cases in the Dakotas this fall. The governor of North Dakota decided to implement restrictions and a mask mandate earlier this month, while the governor of South Dakota has refused. Their COVID-19 case...

Here is the actual order: https://www.governor.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt336/files/documents/emergency-order-74.pdf There is no enforcement mechanism on individuals; fines are left to the municipalities and other governing bodies. Moreover, clause 6 states, "A person who declines to wear a...

You are correct, it is not a law. There is no penalty for individuals who do not comply with this mandate. Sadly, the places with the heaviest COVID regulations in the state (nursing homes) continue to be hot spots, which suggests the COVID regulations don't do much in the grand scheme of...

Surely New Hampshire will see a significant drop in cases within a week or two because of the mask mandate.

It will be interesting this winter to see how many people actually follow through on recommended practices such as social distancing. Good luck trying to maintain 6 feet of distance while Microspiking in the Whites. If ever there was a time to hike in snowshoes...

A recent study shows that neck gaiters can actually result in *more* droplets than wearing no mask at all. https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/36/eabd3083

Has there been a single documented case anywhere in the world of someone contracting COVID-19 while hiking?

NewEnglandSkiIndustry.com News Article: New Hampshire Issues COVID-19 Ski Area Regulations The Live Free or Die State will require face masks and will prohibit anyone with a runny nose from going to a ski area. According to the guidelines, if you have a runny nose, you can't go skiing. How...

After speaking with an individual with first hand knowledge of the situation, I'm even more concerned about what's going on. Firstly, to summarize the view spur issue, apparently the trail maintainer discussed this with the Forest Service many years ago, and the Forest Service recommended that...

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I have heard the view spur was done in cooperation with a prior Forest Service employee to reduce vegetation damage from multiple herd paths. The spur is described in the White Mountain Guide, so redliners tend to consider this a legit trail. It is a real shame to see the Forest Service...

Of the dozens of ski areas I've hiked, Cannon takes the cake most equipment-caused erosion. With regard to Wildcat, I wouldn't expect any major construction this year, as the owner (Vail) cancelled most of their capital budget. Likely any construction will be related to deferred maintenance...

https://www.newenglandtrailconditions.com/nh/viewreport.php?entryid=47703

There is a significant risk to our hiking trails with the current situation. WMNF hiking trails are only designed to have a corridor 3 to 4 feet wide and a footbed closer to 1.5 feet wide. "Social distancing" of 6 feet will result in trails that are 8+ feet wide. Stepping off the footbed...

While I'm glad they're reversing their decision (for the most part?), I think these announcements will have a worse effect than if they had just left things alone. It will get enough headlines that some who otherwise would not have considered a trip may now think, "oh, the National Forest is...

I disagree with the Forest Service's decision and fear it will create more problems.

I don't think this is an optimal solution. I think the existing parking lot should be expanded (there is room on the northbound side), in conjunction with rebuilding the Old Bridle Path/upper Greenleaf/Falling Waters trails. Even if traffic is reduced, the trails are still in very bad shape...