I see people outside all the time. One of the things I hated about living in the Pacific Northwest was how insanely overcrowded all the parks were .. local parks, state parks .. didn't matter. You'd drive an hour out and there'd be a thousand people walking up to see the same view.

I like being back down in the South where it's not that bad. I prefer being on trails with as few people as possible, but there are more and more today (and I can tell they're probably mostly from Colorado).

Lately I've been reading book club books while walking at a local greenway after work. Since I'm reading while walking, it stretches the walk out to an hour, I get out doors and keeping my head in a book helps me ignore all other people.