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Driving across 14 US states in one week during Covid-19

Updated 9:08 AM EST, Wed December 9, 2020
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A move from the East Coast to the West Coast prompted two CNN producers to drive across the United States. A geodome rental in Monticello, Utah, offered exactly what they were looking for: a remote, unique and tranquil setting.
A move from the East Coast to the West Coast prompted two CNN producers to drive across the United States. A geodome rental in Monticello, Utah, offered exactly what they were looking for: a remote, unique and tranquil setting.
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Another geodome rental in Moffat, Colorado, had an amazing interior with incredible acoustics and outside views.
Another geodome rental in Moffat, Colorado, had an amazing interior with incredible acoustics and outside views.
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Inside Zion National Park in Utah, Artemis Moshtaghian made sure to abide by the park's Covid-19 mask regulations.
Inside Zion National Park in Utah, Artemis Moshtaghian made sure to abide by the park's Covid-19 mask regulations.
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The pair learned -- after a scary encounter -- about this possibly lifesaving device that road trippers traveling through deer-laden terrain should have installed on their vehicle.
The pair learned -- after a scary encounter -- about this possibly lifesaving device that road trippers traveling through deer-laden terrain should have installed on their vehicle.
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In Colorado, the two friends passed through the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe lands where a sign indicated the status of Covid-19 caseloads in the region.
In Colorado, the two friends passed through the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe lands where a sign indicated the status of Covid-19 caseloads in the region.
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Geodomes were a novelty lodging option along the way. This is a view from The Mothership Dome in Moffat, Colorado.
Geodomes were a novelty lodging option along the way. This is a view from The Mothership Dome in Moffat, Colorado.
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Nearly all gas stations that the pair stopped at had signage requiring customers to wear face coverings when entering the station's convenience store.
Nearly all gas stations that the pair stopped at had signage requiring customers to wear face coverings when entering the station's convenience store.
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A pit stop at Twin Rocks Cafe on the Navajo Nation Reservation revealed a business struggling from Covid-19 and operating at half capacity.
A pit stop at Twin Rocks Cafe on the Navajo Nation Reservation revealed a business struggling from Covid-19 and operating at half capacity.
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