Post Vietnam Velo Syndrome

Olympia seems empty after 26 days in Vietnam. I rode my bike for a short loop on the Chehalis Western and Olympia Woodland trails this afternoon and saw only a few people. Mostly I saw empty pavement. Even working my way back through neighborhoods, the streets were vacant. Just lots and lots of open space. The closest thing I heard to noise was the sound of traffic on I-5 where it paralleled the bike trails. I heard not one horn honk.