COVID-19 has forced people to stay home or get outside, which is why we thought it would be a good time to introduce our Outdoors issue to readers. Staff Writer Kasey Bubnash writes about Hipcamp as an alternative to COVID-19 closed state and local camping spots, Assistant Editor Peter Johnson looked into why bear and human encounters are on the rise at Lopez Lake, and Staff Writer Karen Garcia spoke with SLO County about the trails impacted by COVID-19.
This article appears in Outdoors 2021.