Landscape values. Values help us understand how respondents relate to a place, beyond the activities they engage in while there. Values are associated with the benefits, meanings, or attachments that people hold. The types of values that respondents associate with the top favorite places were similar across places. ‘Adventure/recreation’ was the top value associated with each place, while ‘fitness/wellness’ was the second most frequently identified value for six of the eight top places (Table 4). Monte Cristo and Big Four Ice Caves were the exception. ‘Historic’ was the second-most identified value for Monte Cristo and ‘relaxation’ was the secondmost frequently identified activity for the Big Four Ice Caves. Monte Cristo is a former mining site with historical appeal, while Big Four Ice Caves is both a relaxed hike and a place for visitors of all abilities to gather (the site includes a popular picnic area). Table 4. Top values identified for the most frequent favorite place responses N #1 #2 #3 #4 Mt. Adventure or Fitness or Relaxation Ecological Dickerman/ 172 Recreation Wellness (39%) (31%) Perry Creek (91%) (65%) Adventure or Fitness or Relaxation Ecological Gothic Basin 139 Recreation Wellness (53%) (37%) (96%) (60%) Adventure or Fitness or Relaxation Ecological Lake 22 132 Recreation Wellness (61%) (31%) (86%) (64%) Adventure or Fitness or Relaxation Family Mt. Pilchuck 132 Recreation Wellness (50%) (23%) (90%) (66%) *Fitness or Wellness Adventure or (46%) Historic Monte Cristo 114 Recreation (75%) *Relaxation (84%) (46%) Headlee Adventure or Fitness or Relaxation Ecological Pass/ 108 Recreation Wellness (31%) (19%) Vesper Lake (97%) (56%) Adventure or Fitness or Big Four Ice Relaxation Family 105 Recreation Wellness Caves (62%) (53%) (79%) (35%) Adventure or Fitness or Elliot Creek/ Relaxation Ecological 102 Recreation Wellness Goat Lake (52%) (29%) (90%) (58%) Adventure or Fitness or Relaxation Family Heather Lake 42 Recreation Wellness (67%) (38%) (83%) (57%) North Fork Adventure or Fitness or Relaxation Ecological Sauk 42 Recreation Wellness (55%) (38%) Trailhead (98%) (57%)
#5 Family (1%) Historic (10%) Family (23%) Ecological (19%) Education (42%) Family (10%) Historic (31%) Family (16%) Ecological (29%) Spiritual or Meditation (17%)
*Tied for #4
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