{"id":10979,"date":"2020-11-16T23:55:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T06:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/altethos.com\/?p=10979"},"modified":"2021-11-18T03:35:56","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T10:35:56","slug":"staying-safe-during-travels-and-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/altethos.com\/staying-safe-during-travels-and-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Staying Safe during Travels and COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u201cI don’t know about you, but I have caught the travel bug. COVID-19 has taken a toll on everyone\u2019s mental health it seems, and more often I find myself longing to get away. The urge to travel is partially a longing to connect, not just with other people but with the natural world.\u201d–anonymous<\/span><\/p>\n COVID-19 has affected the lives of every American in ways we are still grasping to understand. From financial stress to unprecedented changes in school and business, there is nothing our nation has faced quite like this. Now more than ever, people are longing for something to pull them out of the chaos. And now more than ever we need to make wise choices in how we travel. We are longing for opportunities to experience the beauty and to connect with what\u2019s around us.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n One of the ways people in the Northwest have increasingly chosen to connect during COVID-19 is through the National Park system. Wyoming, for example, has had some of the lowest numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths in the nation. Their national parks, including Grand Teton and Yellowstone, were able to remain open for the majority of the COVID-19 pandemic with very little outbreaks. Enjoying the great outdoors has become one of the easiest and healthiest ways to be physically distant and remain in-tune with the outside world. The outdoors will remain throughout the winter months.<\/span><\/p>\n However, experiences in the outside world don\u2019t have to be limited to the national parks. In a world with an ever-increasing demand for individual, and oftentimes virtual experiences, digital designs are playing a vital role in a physically distanced pandemic America.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n