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Sunday Mar 8, 2020 #
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I thought it might be interesting to look at OK attendance at some recent events.
Rockhaven: 46 starts
Woodridge: 36 starts
Slough Creek: 51
I'm guessing we get different turnout depending on a bunch of factors, like weather, what else is going on, KU basketball and a bunch of other random stuff. But I was curious about location and convenience of the location. So I looked at the number of people who live within a 45 minute drive of each park.
Rockhaven: 293,000
Woodridge: 288,000
Slough Creek: 92,000
The highest attendance this year was at our most remote area. It was also the nicest weather (though the weather has been fine for all three events).
If you add up all three events, OK had 133 starts and a total population of 673,000 within a 45 minute drive. We get about 0.2 starts per 1000 residents within a 45 minute drive.
For some context, if PTOC drew at the same population rate, yesterday's event at Lake Jacomo would have drawn 286 people. The actual attendance was just under 40. It seemed like a bigger event. If you counted actual people, it would have been more as there were several groups. Also, the small parking lot made it seem crowded, I guess.
And for some more context, QOC hosted an event at a place called Pohick Bay recently. They had great attendance - 283 starts. But, if they drew at the same rate per 1000 population, they'd have 663 starts.
It isn't really fair to compare this way, but it is kind of fun.
Rockhaven: 46 starts
Woodridge: 36 starts
Slough Creek: 51
I'm guessing we get different turnout depending on a bunch of factors, like weather, what else is going on, KU basketball and a bunch of other random stuff. But I was curious about location and convenience of the location. So I looked at the number of people who live within a 45 minute drive of each park.
Rockhaven: 293,000
Woodridge: 288,000
Slough Creek: 92,000
The highest attendance this year was at our most remote area. It was also the nicest weather (though the weather has been fine for all three events).
If you add up all three events, OK had 133 starts and a total population of 673,000 within a 45 minute drive. We get about 0.2 starts per 1000 residents within a 45 minute drive.
For some context, if PTOC drew at the same population rate, yesterday's event at Lake Jacomo would have drawn 286 people. The actual attendance was just under 40. It seemed like a bigger event. If you counted actual people, it would have been more as there were several groups. Also, the small parking lot made it seem crowded, I guess.
And for some more context, QOC hosted an event at a place called Pohick Bay recently. They had great attendance - 283 starts. But, if they drew at the same rate per 1000 population, they'd have 663 starts.
It isn't really fair to compare this way, but it is kind of fun.
running 1:40:00
Long easy jog at the riverfront area. I spent a fair amount of time running in the woods. I also spent 25 minutes jogging slowly on the sandbar searching for bones. I found a few, but nothing especially interesting.
Warm (upper 60s F).
I didn't see any deer, but I saw a Pileated Woodpecker. It is neat to see a pileated woodpecker, but not near as cool as a Magellanic Woodpecker.
A few snapshots - check out how open the forest can be:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9fZFTdgdy0/?utm_sourc...
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Warm (upper 60s F).
I didn't see any deer, but I saw a Pileated Woodpecker. It is neat to see a pileated woodpecker, but not near as cool as a Magellanic Woodpecker.
A few snapshots - check out how open the forest can be:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9fZFTdgdy0/?utm_sourc...
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