MINNEAPOLIS — Time spent in the outdoors is a shared narrative among Minnesotans. Maybe now more widely shared than in a lifetime as people see a place where safety from the coronavirus feels a breath away.
What follows are words from some of those people, for whom the outdoors is a place of action and vocation and, given the times, a place of even higher worth. Who can't relate?
Alumni of the Outdoors Weekend feature Currents were asked several questions:
How have you spent your time outdoors this autumn?
What's been meaningful?
And has the pandemic changed any of it?
Their answers have been edited for length and clarity:
