Collected Item: “Exploring...Finally”
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Exploring...Finally
What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?
photograph
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Our family has been following strict a shelter-in-place since March 13. We have only left the house for contactless grocery pick up and have visited the gas station once. Other than that, we have been isolated. Today, we decided that it would do us all some good to get some fresh air. We left for a favorite nearby hike as soon as we woke up to beat the crowds. We encountered a total of 10 people but were successfully able to keep our distance of 6-10 feet. All but 2 people were masked on the trail. It baffles me as to why people still refuse to wear masks. Especially in this situation in which they could easily remove the mask once they passed other people. Overall, the hike was wonderfully and did us all a lot of good. I was really impressed by my children who had no problems masking independently throughout the hike.
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#sanfranciscobayarea, children, hike, family, outdoors, mental health, physical health, exercise, HST580, ASU
Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)
Joel Gagnon
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2020-06-26