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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.

I hiked the mesa above El Malpaís National Monument on Sunday I noticed that parts of the sandstone trail were dark red It reminded me of the current COVID infection map of the U.S. I had a fleeting, fanciful thought that perhaps the earth itself was turning brick red to match the color of the hot spots This is all just to say that the COVID pandemic is never far from my mind