The Kansas Department of Health and Environment recently released a chart that explains the risk level of ordinary activities. It ranges from low to high risk for contracting coronavirus. On the low end it includes staying at home, but also shows that visiting a park or going camping are safer than most activities. In Topeka, Einstein’s Outdoor Outfitters is seeing more people wanting to get outside. “I would say there’s more interest this summer, people looking for tents, primarily because of again, lack of long term travel, lack of flying, lack of long-distance travel, myself included, said Alan Wisman, co-owner of Einstein’s. “I have family in Colorado, well we’re not going to Colorado, we’re probably just going to stay around here.” Einstein’s sells tents, sleeping bags, and all the supplies you might need to go camping. “It offers a relatively inexpensive vacation, it offers family time, it offers getting out of doors,” Wisman said. “A lot of young people have been inside for months and months.”
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