We had planned to go visit the Morgan Horse Stables out at the Point Reyes National Seashore Visitor Center with our little horse-focused granddaughter. I figured it was a good excursion that would keep us entertained and provide some fresh air and exercise, while allowing for plenty of room around us, so no one would trample on another's personal social-distance space.
But so many people had thronged out to the coast on Saturday, so sunny, so bright, that authorities shut the whole PRNS down. The little towns out there, Inverness and Bodega and Bolinas and Pt Reyes Station, felt invaded and over-run, as if it were summer. But a summer with a lot of cooties. A lot of dangerous cooties.
But who can blame anyone? Cooped up for a week in a house or an apartment, with pathways carved into the rugs by pacing, the coast is an enticing backyard for the entire Bay Area. Now the road out to Limantour is blocked. It feels like another gate has been slammed shut and the fences are closing in.
Here are two articles that reflect our state of affairs. This is not an exhaustive review, just a snapshot in The Time of Coronavirus.
Best of Virus, Worst of Virus
Larry Brilliant
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