Table 4. Top values identified for the most frequent favorite place responses

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 #5

Mt. Dickerman/ Perry Creek

172 Adventure or Recreation (91%) Fitness or Wellness (65%) Relaxation (39%) Ecological (31%) Family (1%)

Gothic Basin 139

Lake 22 132

Mt. Pilchuck 132

Monte Cristo 114

Headlee Pass/ Vesper Lake

108 Adventure or Recreation (97%) Fitness or Wellness (56%) Relaxation (31%) Ecological (19%) Family (10%)

Big Four Ice Caves 105

Elliot Creek/ Goat Lake 102

Heather Lake 42

North Fork Sauk Trailhead

*Tied for #4 42 Adventure or Recreation (98%) Fitness or Wellness (57%) Relaxation (55%) Ecological (38%) Spiritual or Meditation (17%)

Adventure or Recreation (96%) Fitness or Wellness (60%) Relaxation (53%) Ecological (37%) Historic (10%)

Adventure or Recreation (86%) Fitness or Wellness (64%) Relaxation (61%) Ecological (31%) Family (23%)

Adventure or Recreation (90%) Fitness or Wellness (66%) Relaxation (50%) Family (23%) Ecological (19%)

Adventure or Recreation (84%) Historic (75%) *Fitness or Wellness (46%) Education *Relaxation (42%) (46%)

Adventure or Recreation (79%) Relaxation (62%) Family (53%) Fitness or Wellness (35%) Historic (31%)

Adventure or Recreation (90%) Fitness or Wellness (58%) Relaxation (52%) Ecological (29%) Family (16%)

Adventure or Recreation (83%) Relaxation (67%) Fitness or Wellness (57%) Family (38%) Ecological (29%)