Cascade Volcanoes • Entered by Laurie Kerr on August 23, 2020
Solitude Monitoring
August 22, 2020
Participants and Hours
Pre Planning hours | |
Post Admin hours | |
Activity Hours | 13 |
Participants | 2 |
Total Hours | 26 |
Key Issue: Doesn’t apply
Activity Type: Stewardship (monitoring, sampling, planting, etc.)
Key Partners: FS, Hood River Ranger District
Landscape/area: Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness (65420 acres)
Measurable Outcomes
Outcome 1: Trail/land monitored (2 miles)
Outcome 2: Campsites monitored (1 campsite)
Short Description of Activity
Kathleen Worley and Laurie Kerr hiked up to Mt Defiance Trail and then to Bear Lake to monitor solitude in Zone 16 of Mark O Hatfield Wilderness.
Reflection/Evaluation
We noted a total of 8 hikers with 2 dogs. One low flying aircraft was heard overhead. We also observed one occupied dispersed campsite with a score of 0 for occupied sites within sight or sound.
We had difficulty finding the trail as it is incorrectly numbered on the map. We also had an adventure with the poor road conditions leading up to the trail. It made for one fantastic adventure with a great meal at Oak Street Pub in Hood River afterward.
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Photo Captions
1 and 2- Laurie