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| Above, a crowd gathers for an Old Faithful Geyser eruption. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
The Travel asks why the national parks became the number one destination during the pandemic.
They see several reasons for this. These also could be factors of why RV sales and rentals are setting records.
They begin with:
Think back prior to the pandemic (it feels like forever, we know): Does anyone remember the reasons they visited their local national parks? Fresh air, exercise, and scenery are probably the first things that come to mind. Now, think of why a person would make a trip to a national park during the pandemic... the answer is likely to change quite a bit.
Feelings of being trapped, isolated, and our personal lives being out of control were very real throughout most of 2020. So, why would anyone want to go to a place that's even more isolated and remote just to be alone with all of those thoughts and emotions? It seems almost counterintuitive to travel to a place where no one is around just to commune with something that can't talk back and could potentially make us feel even smaller than we already did. There are two faces to every coin, though, and on the other side of this one, there was also a great sense of calm and relief that came from a venture into the woods. Is it possible that this feeling brought us back to our prehistoric ancestors? Or, perhaps, it was the distraction of being truly alone and not just how we perceived to be alone that made us feel comforted? Let's explore it a bit more.
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