Data from a 1990 visitor survey in the Desolation Wilderness to determine visitor trends, and preferences for wilderness conditions and experience

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\Data\Desolation1990_NCData.csv: Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing the compiled data from mailback surveys sent to visitors of Desolation Wilderness in 1990. Survey question numbers are in parentheses before the variable name (See \Supplements\Survey_Instrument_Mailback.pdf)

SEQ=auto-assigned unique id
QNUM=individual questionnaire number
DVDESO=Date of visit to Desolation Wilderness

(1) TYPETRAV=How did you travel in the wilderness on this visit? (1=hiked, carrying own equipment; 2=hiked, leading horses, mules, or burros; 3=hiked, leading llamas; 4=rode on horseback; 5=other (describe))
(1) OTHERTRV=description of other travel method

(2) FISHING-OTHERDES=What activities did you participate in and how important is each activity to you? (1=participated, but not a major reason for going on this trip; 2=this activity was a major reason for going on this trip; 3=entered both; blank=missing)
FISHING=fishing
HUNTING=hunting
HIKONTRL=hiking on trails
HIKOFTRL=hiking off trails
MTCLIMB=mountain climbing
NATURSTD=nature study
VIEWSCEN=viewing scenery
PHOTO=photography
SWIMMING=swimming
NUDSUNBA=nude sunbathing
CAMPING=camping
PICNICK=picnicking
DOGTIME=spending time with my dog
HORSERID=horseback riding
OTHER=other
OTHERDES=description of other

(3) MILETRAV=estimate the total number of miles you hiked/rode on horse in the Desolation wilderness on this trip

(4) OVERNITE=did your group stay overnight in the Desolation Wilderness on this visit? (1=no; 2=yes; blank=missing)
(4) HOURS=if no, how many hours were you in the Desolation?

If answered yes to OVERNIGHT:
(4) NIGHTS=total number of nights spent in Desolation Wilderness on this trip
(4) PLACES=how many different places did you camp on your trip?
(4) CAMPAREA=where do you prefer to camp when you camp in the vicinity of a lake? (1=within 25 feet of the lakeshore; 2=25 to 200 feet from the lakeshore; 3=200 feet to 1/4 mile from the lakeshore; 4=more than 1/4 mile from the lakeshore)
(4) PREFRDIS=why do you prefer this distance?
(4) VOL1-VOL5=Would you volunteer to camp further from the lakeshore than you normally prefer, if: (1=yes; 2=no; blank=not answered)
VOL1=it would mean that you would see fewer people?
VOL2=it would mean fewer people would walk through your camp?
VOL3=it would mean you would not see other people with camps set up on the lakeshore?
VOL4=it would mean less impact to vegetation and soil around the lakeshore?
VOL5=it would mean less pollution of lake waters?

(5) PREFCOOK=preferred method of cooking (1=woodfire; 2=stove)
(5) GASSTOVE=did you use a gas stove for cooking on this trip? (1=no; 2=yes)
(5) TIMEWOOD=how many times did you have a woodfire?
(5) WOODEVEN=how many of these wood fires were in the evening?
(5) EVENJOY=how many of these evening fires were to enjoy (not for cooking)

(6) SAWTOTAL-WALKMOST=First we would like to know the TOTAL (TOTL) number of each type of group you saw on the entire trip. Then, the LEAST (LEST) number you saw on any one day. Third, the MOST you saw in any one day.
SAW{TOTAL/LEAST/MOST}=number of groups
LG{TOTAL/LEAST/MOST}=number of large groups (more than 10 people)
DOG{TOTAL/LEAST/MOST}=number of groups with dogs
CAMP{TOTL/LEST/MOST}=the number of groups that camped within sight or sound of your campsite
WALK{TOTL/LEST/MOST}=the number of groups that walked through your campsite

(7) EXPCTSAW-EXPCWALK=How did the following compare with what you expected to see in the Desolation? (1=far fewer; 2=fewer; 3=about what I expected; 4=more; 5=far more; 6=had no expectation)
EXPCTSAW=number of people you saw
EXPCTLG=number of large groups (more than 10 people) you saw
EXPCTDOG=number of groups with dogs
EXPCCAMP=number of groups that camped within sight or sound of your campsite
EXPCWALK=number of groups who walked through your campsite

(8) MANYPEOP=how many people were in your group on this trip?
MANYFIVE=how many were under 5 years old?
MANYBTWN=how many were between 5 and 17 years old?
MANYFEML=how many were female?

(9) DOGSINW=did you bring a dog into the wilderness on this trip? (1=yes; 2=no)

(10) GROPDESC=how would you describe your group? (1=friends; 2=family (immediate family and relatives); 3=family and friends; 4=organized club or school group; 5=alone; 6=other)
(10) OTHRGROP=description of "other" group

(11) SYSTEMOK=do you believe the current overnight use rationing system… (1=is ok as it is; 2=should allow fewer people/permits; 3=should provide more permits/people; 4=don't know, no opinion)

(12) DATECHNG=should there be any change in the dates of the trailhead quota system? (1=yes; 2=no)
(12) CHANGE=how should it be changed?
(12) RESTRDAY=should there be a restriction on the number of users who enter the Desolation for only the day? (1=yes; 2=no)

(13) LVTRAIL=on this trip, did you purposely leave the trail to travel through places without trails? (1=no; 2=yes)
(13) MLSNOTRL=About how many miles did you travel away from the trail?
(13) REASON=What was your reason for traveling off trail?
(13) CAMPGEAR=If camped overnight, how many miles of those trail miles did you have your camping gear with you?

(14) TRKPRMAN-ACX14=first, tell us whether you felt the item was a problem, second whether or not you think it was a problem, has it gotten better or worse over the years you have been coming to the Desolation Wilderness
TRKPRMAN-WATERPOL=was it a problem? (1=not a problem; 2=a problem)
AX14-ACX14=has it gotten better or worse? (1=getting better; 2=getting worse; 3=I don't know)

(14a) TRLPRMAN=Trails poorly maintained
(14b) TRLPRMAR=Trails poorly marked
(14c) CSVEGDES=Destruction of vegetation at, on, or around campsite
(14d) LAKOFSCS=Lack of suitable campsites
(14e) NOPRIVCS=Not enough private campsites
(14f) LITTER=Litter
(14g) INADISPO=Inadequate disposal of human body waste
(14h) TMNYTRLS=Too many trails
(14i) LGRPSPPL=large groups of people
(14j) TMNYPPLA=Too many people in the area as a whole
(14k) OVRCAMPD=Too many places where other people had obviously camped before
(14l) TMNYREGS=Too many rules and regulations
(14m) REGNOPUB=area rules and regulations not adequately publicized
(14n) NOUSEINF=Not enough info on where other users are likely to be
(14o) PTRQNTAD=The wilderness permit requirement is not well adjusted
(14p) ONGHTDIF=The process for obtaining overnight permits is too difficult
(14q) NOPRKING=Not enough parking space at wilderness entry points
(14r) FRTBLTUP=Fire rings are too built up
(14s) TMNYFRGS=Too many fire rings
(14t) OBDPRDIF=The process of obtaining day use permits is too difficult
(14u) DOGS=Dogs
(14v) GUNFIRE=Gunfire by non-hunters
(14w) PPLWWPNS=people carrying weapons
(14x) LOFLYPLN=Low-flying aircrafts
(14y) SONBOOMS=Sonic-booms
(14z) NOISYPPL=People making noise
(14aa) TMNYDPPL=Too many people in for just day-use
(14ab) FRGSASH=Firerings full of charcoal and ash
(14ac) WATERPOL=Lakes/streams appear polluted

(15) GRADE=How satisfied were you with this trip into Desolation? What grade would you give it? (1=A, very good; 2=B, good; 3=C, fair; 4=D, poor; 5=F, very poor)
(15) FEELDESC=What was there about this trip that made you feel this way?

(16) PREFPRTY=How many other parties would you like camped within sight or sound of your campsite?

(17) FINDPREF=If camping, how often were you able to find a preferred campsite? (1=always; 2=usually; 3=sometimes; 4=never; BLANK=missing; there are some 0 values and unfortunately we do not know if these are any different than a BLANK)

(18) FEELNUMB=How did you feel about the number of people you saw on this visit? (1=saw way too few; 2=too few; 3=about right; 4=too many; 5=way too many; 6=didn't matter; 7=don't remember)

(19) WEARTEAR-LITTERNG=How did you feel about the condition of the wilderness? (1=very good; 2=good; 3=fair; 4=poor; 5=very poor; 6=don't remember)
WEARTEAR=in terms of wear and tear
LITTERNG=in terms of littering
(19) OBPRCOND=If you felt there were poor conditions, where did you observe them?

(20) GRPSLLUN-NGTDGULA=For each characteristic below, make three judgments:
{LLUN/LLU}-{ULUN/ULU}=Is there a range of values that is completely unacceptable?
{PREF/PRE}=Is there a value that is preferred?
{LLAC/LLA}-{ULAC/ULA}=Is there a range of values that is acceptable?

(20a) GRPS{ZZZZ}=number of groups of people I see each day (0-50)
(20b) LGTRL{ZZZ}=# of large groups to see along the trail in a day (0-25)
(20c) GRPCS{ZZZ}= # of groups camped within sight or sound of my campsite (0-25)
(20d) NGWCS{ZZZ}=# of groups that walk through my campsite in a day (0-25)
(20e) NGTDG{ZZZ}=# of groups w/dogs I see along the trail in a day (0-50)

(21) HGSTRLS-CPSFFVIS=how desirable or undesirable do you think each of the following things is? (1=very undesirable; 2=undesirable; 3=neutral; 4=desirable; 5=very desirable; BLANK=missing)
(21a) HGSTRLS=High standard trails
(21b) LWSTTRLS=low standard trails
(21c) ARNOTRLS=leaving some areas with no trails
(21d) TREBLACT=a few trees blown down across the trail every 1 or 2 miles
(21e) BRDGCREK=Bridges over creeks where hikers would otherwise get feet wet.
(21f) BRDGRIVR=Bridges over rivers that are dangerous for hikers to wade
(21g) OUTHOUSE=outhouses
(21h) CEMFIRPL=Cemented rock fire places w/ metal grates
(21i) RKFIRING=small loose rock fire places (fire rings)
(21j) NATFFLIT=Natural forest fires that are started by lightning
(21k) NOFIRWOD=Prohibiting wood fires where dead wood is scarce
(21l) RESTNUMB=Restricting the number of visitors to an area that is being used beyond capacity
(21m) PRHBWDFR=Prohibiting all wood fires in the Desolation
(21n) NATFISH=Natural fishing (no stocking)
(21o) LMTSZGRP=Limit size of visitor groups in Desolation
(21o) SUGOSLMT=If found 21o desirable, suggest a limit for visitor groups
(21p) SNTRLHIS=Signs along the trail explaining natural features in early history
(21q) LOMPCTIN=Accurate info on how you can travel and camp in the wilderness to reduce impact
(21r) CHAINSAW=Use of chainsaws by administrators to clear trails of trees
(21s) CPAREAAS=Require Desolation visitors to camp each night in an area assigned to them
(21t) GRBGOUT=Packing unburnable garbage out of the wilderness
(21u) NOCPBYLK=Prohibiting camping within a certain distance of lakes and streams
(21u) SUGDESDS=If found 21u desirable, suggest distance from lakes/streams (units were not specified, but they appear to be feet for whole numbers and miles if equal to 'one' or a decimal)
(21v) DGLEASHD=Require dogs to be leashed at all times in Desolation
(21w) PHBFAXHT=Prohibiting firearms except for hunting in the Desolation
(21x) PRHBDOGS=Prohibit dogs in Desolation
(21y) LMTDAYUS=Limit amount of day users in Desolation
(21aa) NONEWFRS=Prohibiting people from building new fire rings
(21bb) NOPERPEN=Having substantial penalties for entering Desolation without a permit
(21cc) CREEPFIR=A small creeping fire intentionally set to simulate natural fire conditions
(21dd) SMOKEY=Seeing smoke from a small forest fire allowed to burn to benefit the ecosystem
(21ee) CPSFFVIS=Camping where a small forest fire is visible from your campsite

(22) METNOPTY-CPNRTENP=What percentage of full satisfaction you would experience for each of the situations described? (0-100%)
(22a) METNOPTY=Meeting no other parties of any kind in 3 days
(22b) METONEPT=Meeting 1 backpacking party in 3 days
(22c) METHREEP=Meeting 3 backpacking parties in 3 days
(22d) METSIXPT=Meeting 6 backpacking parties in 3 days
(22e) METNINPT=Meeting 9 backpacking parties in 3 days
(22f) METFIFTN=Meeting 15 backpacking parties in 3 days
(22g) METTHRTY=Meeting 30 backpacking parties in 3 days
(22h) METSXTY=Meeting 60 backpacking parties in 3 days
(22i) CPNRNOPT=Camping near no other parties
(22j) CPNRONEP=Camping near 1 other backpacking party
(22k) CPNRTWOP=Camping near 2 other parties
(22l) CPNRTHRE=Camping near 3 other parties
(22m) CPNRFIVE=Camping near 5 other parties
(22n) CPNRTENP=Camping near 10 other parties

(23) VISDTIME-WTRPFREQ=your previous wilderness use
(23a) VISDTIME=How many times have you visited Desolation before this trip?
(23b) FRSTVISD=How many years ago did you first visit the Desolation wilderness?
(23c) FRSTVISW=How many years ago did you first visit a wilderness area?
(23d) NUMOTHRW=How many other wilderness areas have you visited? (1=this is the only one; 2=1-2 other areas; 3=3-5 other areas; 4=over 5 other areas)
(23e) TIMVSPST=Including this visit, how many times did you visit a wilderness in the past 12 months?
(23e) MOLFPRYR=Is this number more or less than for previous years? (1= more; 2=less)
(23e) WHYMOLVS=Why is it more/less than previous years?
(23f) TOTDAWPY=How many total days did you spend in wilderness on all visits in the past 12 months?
(23f) TOTMOLPY=Is this more or less than in previous years? (1= more; 2=less)
(23f) WHYTOTML=Why is it more/less than previous years?

(24) WTRPFREQ=Since you first visited a wilderness area, about how often have you gone on wilderness trips? (1= >10 trips per year; 2=3-10 trips per year; 3=1-2 trips per year; 4= 1 trip every 2-3 years; 5= <1 trip every 2-3 years; 6=this was my first trip)

(25) LISTORGS=Do you belong to any organizations that are primarily concerned with conservation or outdoor recreation? (1=Sierra Club, Wilderness Society, local wilderness association, National Parks Association, etc. (Wilderness oriented organizations); 2=Other conservation organizations, American Forestry Association, National Wildlife Federation, Audubon; 3=youth organization; 4=backcountry horseman; 5=other rec. organization, Rod+Gun Club, etc.; 6=other; 7= combination of 1 and 2; 8=other combination)

(26) HOMEGRO=Where did you spend the most time growing up? (1=on a farm or ranch; 2=rural or small town (under 1,000 population); 3=town (1,000 - 5,000 population); 4=small city (5,000 - 50,000 population); 5=medium city (50,000 - 1 million population); 6=in a major city or metropolitan area (over one million people))

(27) HOMENOW=In what type of community do you now live? (1=on a farm or ranch; 2=rural or small town (under 1,000 population); 3=town (1,000 - 5,000 population); 4=small city (5,000 - 50,000 population); 5=medium city (50,000 - 1 million population); 6=in a major city or metropolitan area (over one million people))

(28) EDUCHIST=What is the highest level of education attained (in years)? (1=<8; 2=8; 3=9; 4=10; 5=11; 6=12; 7=13; 8=14; 9=15; 10=16; 11=>16)
(28) STUDSTIL=Are you still a student? (1=yes; 2=no)

(29) OCCUP=current employment status (1=employed outside the home; 2=unemployed; 3=retired; 4=full-time homemaker; 5=student; 6=temporarily laid off)
(29) FULLPART=Employed full or part time? (1=full time; 2=part time)
(29) STUDTIME=student full or part time? (1=full time; 2=part time)

(30) JOBTITLE=job title
(30) KINDWORK=Kind of work
(30) COMPYBUS=Kind of company or business

(31) HHINCOME=annual household income (1= <$5000; 2= $5000-9999; 3= $10000-14999; 4= $15000-19999; 5= $20000-24999; 6= $25000-34999; 7= $35000-49999; 8= $50000-74999; 9= $75000-100000; 10= >$100000)

(32) PAIDVACA=how many weeks of paid vacation do you receive each year?

(33) GENDER=gender (1=male; 2=female)

(34) AGE=age

(35) MEALTOFR-ALLEXPEN=estimate your share of the expenses for this wilderness trip
(35a) MEALTOFR=Meals purchased traveling to and from the wilderness
(35b) LODGTOFR=Lodging while traveling to and from wilderness
(35c) TRANTOFR=Transportation to and from the wilderness
(35d) ALLEXPEN=All other expenses

(36) HERITAGE=Indicate cultural or ethnic groups you most closely identify with (1=American Indian or Alaskan native; 2=Asian or Pacific Islander; 3=Black, not of Hispanic origin; 4=Hispanic; 5=White, not of Hispanic origin; 6=other)
(36) OTHRHER=cultural/ethnic group other description

The following rows (ENVSCEN-OTHWHY3) are derived from earlier free text responses

(15) ENVSCEN-REASOTH3=What was there about this trip that made you feel this way? (derived from FEELDESC) (1=yes; 2=some feeling but too broad or doesn't apply; BLANK= missing/no)
ENVSCEN=Environment- Scenery
GOODTRL=good trails & facilities
POORTRL=poor trail & facilities
SOLITUDE=solitude (peace)
CROWDING=crowding
GOODKILL=good fishing & hunting
POORKILL=poor fishing & hunting
GOODCAMP=good campsites
POORCAMP=poor campsites
GOODAGEN=good to see agency personnel
BADAGEN=bad to see agency personnel (confusion about agency rules, don't agree with agency rules)
FRNDFAM=to be with friends/family
REASOTH1=Easy access/access
REASOTH2=Weather/climate
REASOTH3=personal, physical, mental health

(23e) WHYTIME-OTHER3=Why have you spent more or less time in the wilderness in the past year? (derived from WHYMOLVS) (1=yes; 2 or blank=no/missing)
WHYTIME=More or less time
WHYMOVE=Moved closer or farther away
WHYFAML=Family reason
WHYSCHL=School
WHYGRP=Special interest, new hobby, or organized group
WHYMON=Money
WHYWORK=Work
OTHER1=Weather
OTHER2=personal
OTHER3=found other area nearby

(23f) TIMEWHY-OTHWHY3=Why have you spent more or less total days in the wilderness in the past year? (derived from WHYTOTML) (1=yes; 2 or blank=no/missing)
TIMEWHY=time/work takes up time
MOVEWHY=moved
FAMLWHY=Family reason
SCHLWHY=More or less time in school/ learned more about the backcountry
GRPWHY=Organized group (i.e., the respondent belonged to an organized group that either spent more or less total days in wilderness in the past year)
MONWHY=Money
WORKWHY=Used to or now work in the wilderness
OTHWHY1=Weather
OTHWHY2=Personal
OTHWHY3=other area nearby/ another place to go in Desolation

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

\Supplements\Survey_Instrument_Mailback.pdf, \Supplements\Desolation_1990_Study_Final_Report.pdf

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\Data\Desolation1990_NCData.csv: Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing the compiled data from the supplemental onsite survey given to visitors of Desolation Wilderness in 1990 who were not abiding by the permit regulation in the wilderness. Survey question numbers are in parentheses before the variable name (See \Supplements\Survey_Instrument_NonComp_onsite.pdf).

SEQ=auto-assigned unique id
QNUM=individual questionnaire number
DVDESO=Date of visit to Desolation Wilderness in the format "mdd"

(1) FISHING-OTHERDES=What activities did you participate in and how important is each activity to you? (1=activity major reason for going on trip; 2=participated, but not a major reason for going on this trip; BLANK=missing)
FISHING=fishing
HUNTING=hunting
HIKONTRL=hiking on trails
HIKOFTRL=hiking off trails
MTCLIMB=mountain climbing
NATURSTD=nature study
VIEWSCEN=viewing scenery
PHOTO=photography
SWIMMING=swimming
NUDSUNBA=nude sunbathing
CAMPING=camping
PICNICK=picknicking
DOGTIME=spending time with my dog
HORSERID=horseback riding
OTHER=other
OTHERDES=description of other

(2) OVERNITE=did your group stay overnight in the Desolation Wilderness on this visit? (1= no; 2=yes)
(2) NIGHTS=total number of nights spent in Desolation Wilderness on this trip

(3) MANYPEOP=how many people were in your group on this trip?
(3) MANYFIVE=how many were under 5 years old?
(3) MANYBTWN=how many were between 5 and 17 years old?
(3) MANYFEML=how many were female?

(4) GROPDESC=how would you describe your group? (1=friends; 2=family; 3=family and friends; 4=organized club or school group; 5=alone; 6=other)
(4) OTHERGRP=description of "other" group

(5) GRADE=how satisfied were you, personally with this trip into Desolation Wilderness? What grade would you give it? (1=A, very good; 2=B, good; 3=C, fair; 4=D, poor; 5=F, very poor)
(5) FEELDESC=what was there about this trip that made you feel this way?

(6) FEELNUMB=how did you feel about the number of other people you saw in the Desolation Wilderness on this trip? (1=saw way too few; 2=too few; 3=about right; 4=too many; 5=way too many; 6=didn't matter; 7=don't remember)

(7) RESTNUMB-NOPERPEN=how desirable or undesirable do you think each of the following things is? (1=very undesirable; 2=undesirable; 3=neutral; 4=desirable; 5=very desirable; BLANK=missing)
RESTNUMB=restricting the number of visitors to an area if it is being used beyond capacity
LMTSZGRP=limiting the size of visitor groups in the Desolation
SUGOSLMT=if you find a group size limit desirable, suggest a limit
PHBFAXHT=prohibiting firearms, except for hunting
LMTDAYUS=limit the amount of people who just take day trips
NOPERPEN=having substantial penalties for entering the Desolation without a permit

(8a) VISDTIME=how many times have you visited the Desolation Wilderness before this trip?
(8b) FRSTVISD=how many years ago did you first visit the Desolation Wilderness?

(9) LISTORGS=what conservation or outdoor recreation organizations do you belong to? (1=Sierra Club, Wilderness Society, Local Wilderness Assoc., Natl Parks Assoc., (Wilderness oriented organizations); 2=Other conservation organizations; Am. Forestry Assoc., Natl Wildlife Fed., Audubon; 3=youth organization; 4=backcountry horseman; 5=other rec. organization, Rod+Gun Club, etc.; 6=other; 7= combination of 1 and 2; 8=other combination)

(10) EDUCHIST=What is the highest level of education attained (in years)? (1=<8; 2=8; 3=9; 4=10; 5=11; 6=12; 7=13; 8=14; 9=15; 10=16; 11=>16)
(10) STUDSTIL=are you still a student? (1=yes; 2=no)

(11) GENDER=gender (1=male; 2=female)

(12) AGE=age

(13) CITY=city
(13) COUNTY=county
(13) STATE=2-letter state abbreviation

USER=day or overnight user
COMP=Whether compliant with the permit system (2=no)

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

\Supplements\Survey_Instrument_NonComp_onsite.pdf, \Supplements\Desolation_1990_Study_Final_Report.pdf

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Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

\Data\Desolation1990_PermitData.csv: Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing the compiled data from Desolation Wilderness visitors permits in 1990. Form question numbers are in parentheses before the variable name (See \Supplements\Permit_Form.pdf).

SEQ=auto-assigned unique id
QNUM=questionnaire number

(3) CITY=city
(3) STATE=state
(4) ZIP=zip (NOTE: in excel, leading 0s are automatically removed unless imported as text)

(5) TOVISIT=Area visiting (see \Supplements\Trailheads_Map_and_Codes_Desolation.pdf)

(6) EDATETIM=enter date in the format "mdd"
(6) LDATETIM=leave date in the format "mdd"

(7) EPOINT=entry point (See \Supplements\Trailheads_Map_and_Codes_Desolation.pdf for information on these locations. Text descriptions are used where map codes do not apply. Unfortunately we don't have information on all of the locations, so they are not all defined.)
(8) LPOINT=exit point (See \Supplements\Trailheads_Map_and_Codes_Desolation.pdf for information on these locations. Text descriptions are used where map codes do not apply. Unfortunately we don't have information on all of the locations, so they are not all defined.)

(9) PTRAVEL=primary method of travel (1=hike; 2=horse; 3=other)

(10) GSIZE=group size

(11) PACKSAD=number of pack and saddle stock

(12) VEHICLE=number of vehicles and watercraft

(14) TRAVEL1-TRAVEL10=zones traversed (see \Supplements\Trailheads_Map_and_Codes_Desolation.pdf, text descriptions are used where map codes do not apply)

(14) NIGHTS1-NIGHTS10=campsites stayed at (see \Supplements\Trailheads_Map_and_Codes_Desolation.pdf)

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

\Supplements\Permit_Form.pdf, \Supplements\Trailheads_Map_and_Codes_Desolation.pdf, \Supplements\Desolation_1990_Study_Final_Report.pdf

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Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Here is a list of the supplemental files included in the data publication download.

\Supplements\Desolation_1990_Study_Final_Report.pdf: Adobe Acrobat PDF file containing an unpublished internal final report 'Desolation Wilderness: A visitor survey to determine trends in visits, visitors and preferences', which includes summary information/results from survey questions. Some of the analysis in this report was used in subsequent publications.

\Supplements\Permit_Form.pdf: Adobe Acrobat PDF/a file containing the form used by visitors when applying for a permit in the Desolation Wilderness. The data in "Desolation1990_PermitData.csv" was compiled from these forms.

\Supplements\Survey_Instrument_Mailback.pdf: Adobe Acrobat PDF/a file containing the original mailback survey instrument used to obtain the data in "Desolation1990_Data.csv".

\Supplements\Survey_Instrument_NonComp_onsite.pdf: Adobe Acrobat PDF/a file containing the original onsite survey used to obtain the data in "Desolation1990_NCData.csv".

\Supplements\Trailheads_Map_and_Codes_Desolation.pdf: Adobe Acrobat PDF/a file containing a map of the Desolation Wilderness and the codes for different areas and trailheads. These codes are used for some variables in "Desolation1990_PermitData.csv".

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Not applicable

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20180711

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Alan Watson

Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station

Contact_Position: Research Social Scientist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 790 East Beckwith Avenue

City: Missoula

State_or_Province: MT

Postal_Code: 59801

Country: USA

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Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

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