Originally Posted by Darian Rachal
Jim, if the CO governor ordered that everyone wear a mask outside, would you do so?
Hi Darian:
So far, our governor has been reasonable. He has not (and I don't think he would) order us to wear masks outside, unless he had real evidence on hand that outdoor mask wearing would be helpful. If he ordered outdoor mask wearing, I'd certainly take a look at his reasoning and make a decision accordingly.
That being said, if I were hiking around in the mountains with my wife, I can not imagine wearing a mask, no matter what the orders were. I might have a mask on hand in case a ranger came up though!

If I were at an event like the usually
very crowded Sunday farmer's market near our place in Denver, I would happily wear a mask if mandated. I might even wear one if not mandated, if the market is as crowded as usual this summer. I understand that it will be opening this Sunday.
Side note - my younger son just graduated with an engineering degree and, I am thrilled to say, landed a job in South Dakota. As you can imagine, the entry level new job market is all but gone. We traveled by car to SD last weekend to look for apartments. Very few people were wearing masks in SD, except for grocery store and food-service staff. I had my mask, but was happy to not wear it, since no one else was. Hypocrisy? Maybe, but when in Rome....
Only a few restaurants were open for indoor dining, but those that were open had
widely spaced tables. The grocery store we went into had arrows and shields, just like the ones in Denver. The clerks were masked. It all seemed quite like Denver, except for a lot less citizens wearing masks.
Jim