Local residents flock to outdoor locales during lockdown
By Jennifer Wake
Photo Jennifer Wake
While the Bay Area Region is now under stricter stay-at-home orders due to an upsurge in coronavirus infections, outdoor parks and recreation areas in Lamorinda are seeing a steady stream of visitors enjoying the mild winter weather. The parking lots at Lafayette Reservoir and Commons Park in Moraga are regularly filled on weekends, even with masking restrictions that apply for park visitors. One 82-year-old Lafayette resident, who spends most days alone in her apartment, says heading to the Reservoir parking lot to watch the sun sparkle on the water while she eats her lunch in her car is one of her many joys during this difficult time.
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