Cascade Volcanoes • Entered by Barb Fox-Kilgore on June 1, 2021
solitude monitoring
May 31, 2021 – May 31, 2021
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | 2 |
| Post Admin hours | 2 |
| Activity Hours | 9 |
| Participants | 2 |
| Total Hours | 22 |
Key Issue: Wilderness & Monument Designation/Protection
Activity Type: Stewardship (monitoring, sampling, planting, etc.)
Key Partners: Cascade Volcanoes
Landscape/area: Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness (65420 acres)
Measurable Outcomes
Outcome 1: Trail/land monitored (9 people)
Outcome 2: Trail/land monitored (1 campsites)
Outcome 3: Trail/land monitored (7 miles)[/if 1231]
Short Description of Activity
Solitude monitoring PCT in the Mark Hatfield wilderness area done by Barb and Sarah, hiking a total of 11 miles, 7 miles of that in the monitor zone area.
Reflection/Evaluation
For being a holiday we encountered very few people on this section of trail. Encountered two male PCT hikers,(so they claimed), who made a dispersed campsite adjacent to the trail and also had made a campfire. LNT was discussed.
We planned an early start and upon arrival the parking lot was already full with most hikers going to Herman Creek and not going beyond to the wilderness area.
Trash on the trail was picked up.
We definitely enjoyed solitude on this monitor hike.