Allison, I’m not advocating running around the state. I was just clarifying that the Denver “stay-at-home” order is different than the state’s.
And, of course, what does “region” mean? This is probably the “squishiest” concept in the whole thing! Gary Brower Unincorporated Arapahoe County > On Mar 29, 2020, at 9:42 AM, Allison Hilf <[email protected]> wrote: > > Gary- > Nobody is saying you can't go hiking, snowshoeing, etc. in the region of the > state you live in, so long as you observe social distancing regulations. > However THINK about purpose of having people to stay in region. It's to not > spread virus. TRAVELING spreads virus, period. The question has been asked > at news conferences and Gov. Polis was on news Friday explaining exercising > and participating in outdoor activities in your REGION is fine. > > Jefferson County has one of the larger numbers of COVID19 cases in the state, > all who find it necessary to chase the Sagebrush Sparrow for your County > Lists there, I hope you stay in YOUR REGION for at least 14 days afterwards > to protect the vulnerable with pre-existing health conditions. If you > watched the bird from your car, this wouldn't be as important to me, but it > still violates State Regulations. > > Allison Hilf > Aurora,CO > > On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 5:45 AM Gary Brower <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Read all the way through the article. It is aimed at DENVER residents. > Here’s the appropriate sentence (from the article, anyway)— the next-to-last > “paragraph”: > > You might be thinking, “Well hold on a second, Gov. Jared Polis said hiking > was fine!” Unfortunately for Denver residents, the stricter restrictions are > what apply, so in this particular case, the city and county order trumps the > statewide order. > > The State’s order (under “Definitions”) reads: > > 3. Engaging in outdoor activity, such as, by way of example and without > limitation, > walking, hiking, nordic skiing, snowshoeing, biking or running. For purposes > of > outdoor activity, State parks will remain open to the public to engage in > walking, > hiking, biking, running, and similar outdoor activities but all playgrounds, > picnic > areas, other similar areas conducive to public gathering, and attended areas > shall > be closed. Additionally, the permitted outdoor activities in this PHO do not > include activities that would violate the Social Distancing Requirements > > If there is another, more authoritative, ruling (than “TheKnow”), I’ll be > welcome to hear/read it. In the meantime, I’ll stick with Polis’ order, not > Hancock’s. But, the state’s order replaces both Boulder County’s, as well as > the Ti-County Health Department’s orders. > > Gary Brower > Unincorporated Arapahoe County (thankfully!) > > > >> On Mar 28, 2020, at 11:36 PM, Thomas Heinrich <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Just happened to find this relevant article on the Denver Post website: >> >> https://theknow.denverpost.com/2020/03/26/hiking-mountains-denver-stay-at-home-order/236219/ >> >> <https://theknow.denverpost.com/2020/03/26/hiking-mountains-denver-stay-at-home-order/236219/> >> >> Thomas Heinrich >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> Boulder, CO >> >> On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 10:55 PM Susan Rosine <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> I was not aware of that restriction. I thought you could travel anywhere to >> exercise, which includes birding. I thought that's why the state parks were >> still open. >> So people in the mountains can't go to the plains, and vice versa? Like how >> far away from your town can you go? 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