TFTS - 17 - Baffling Actions of the Park Departments during COVID

This week on Tales from the Shire, host AJ Olding rants about the insanity of closing trails during a pandemic that seemingly isn't transferred outdoors. Pawtuckaway Park and the White Mountains of New Hampshire have extremely limited access and the access to parks near you is likely an issue as well. Why close trails during a pandemic? They'll tell you, it's to save lives, but it's more likely to be security theater and in my mind, could cost lives.<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.nhstateparks.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/South-Mtn-Routes_Pawtuckaway-State-Park.jpg" rel="noopener">http://blog.nhstateparks.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/South-Mtn-Routes_Pawtuckaway-State-Park.jpg</a><br /><a href="https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-hampshire/mount-washington-via-crawford-path-trail" rel="noopener">https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-hampshire/mount-washington-via-crawford-path-trail</a><br /><a href="https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.04.20053058v1" rel="noopener">https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.04.20053058v1</a>