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Trail etiquette is a thing and if you don't know it- PLEASE stay off the trail

In light of recent events, almost the whole Nation (USA) has been on some sort of forced lock down. NOT going to work, NOT going to non essential shopping destinations, and not allowed to go to any 'tourist attractions' where people can congregate in large numbers in enclosed places- I'm looking at you, movie theaters! What we ARE allowed to do, is enjoy the great outdoors. Town parks, county parks, state parks, and rail trails and trails in general. Sadly, due to POOR TRAIL ETIQUETTE, sections of the historic Appalachian Trail were quickly closed down. "But what is this trail etiquette you speak of, as this is my first time attempting to walk a trail since I have NOTHING BETTER TO DO..." Sit down, shut up, and pay attention. Here is some common sense basic trail etiquette that respectful and responsible trail users should allows keep in mind. 1- CARRY IN, CARRY OUT This sums it up nicely "Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints, kill no

I'm pregnant with a Corona- baby

So we all joked about it when the 'stay at home orders' were put in place- That there would be a baby boom in 9-12 months. We'd have a vaccine and a new generation at the same time. A generation born into a fearful, cautious world with masks and gloves and very small social circles. As someone who suffered through infertility for 3 YEARS the first time around, as someone who had extremely high anxiety, as someone who had a major panic attack within the first 3 days of 'lock-down'.... I never thought that we would NAIL IT in the first few weeks of quarantine. But here we are. We did it. We are having a Corona-baby, and Quarantine kiddo, generation Coron-ial. A little back story, we have been 'not trying' but open to another child for at least the last 9 months. We are not practicing any form of birth control and not strictly sticking to a 'trying to conceive' schedule (people who have dealt with infertility do this. it sucks but it works). As a