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 | Region Specific Questions
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Familiarity with the region by resident
and nonresident business and pleasure travelers - All Seasons [Top
Of Page]
Onsite
Interview; Question 24
Familiarity with
the region by travel pattern of resident and nonresident business and
pleasure travelers - All Seasons
[Top Of Page]
Onsite
Interview; Question 24
Activities
of travelers during the previous season [Top Of Page] Onsite
Interview; Question 21
All travelers participating in the 1999-2000 Motor Vehicle Travel Study
were asked the following question during the onsite interview:
Have you visited any other areas of Idaho during the
last season?
If travelers said yes, the interviewer recorded the
activities for each region visited. The question was asked open ended. Responses were
then grouped into categories as shown in the tables below. Results
are summarized for all travelers.
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Activities
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Examples
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Percent
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General leisure
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Relaxing, enjoying,
having fun, get away, escape, visiting
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25%
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VFR
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Visiting family,
friends, reunion, wedding, funeral, graduation
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23%
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Shopping
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Buying gifts, souvenirs,
retail stores, auctions, buying cars
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12%
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Land-based outdoor
recreation
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ATV riding, mountain
biking, motor biking, hiking, riding horses, camping, golfing
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9%
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Hunting & fishing
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Elk, deer, bird hunting,
salmon fishing, fly fishing
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8%
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Visiting tourism
destination
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Natural attractions,
resorts, towns, protected areas
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5%
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Organized sport events
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Participant and
spectator
|
4%
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Driving for pleasure
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Going for a drive,
sightseeing, exploring, to access outdoor recreation
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4%
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Second home use
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Going to second home,
open up/close down cabin, condo, timeshare
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4%
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Community-based
entertainment
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Night life, dining,
dancing, bars
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3%
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Cultural Pursuits
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Arts, crafts, museums,
historical sites, parades, concerts, county fair, car shows, rodeos
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2%
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Water-based outdoor
recreation
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Boating, rafting, water
skiing, tubing, swimming
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2%
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Community-based
recreation
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Visiting community
parks, playgrounds, rollerblading, kids camps, church camps, boy
scouts
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1%
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Learning and education
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Workshops, interpretive
centers, workshops, car-based tours, self-guided tours
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1%
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Activities
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Examples
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Percent
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General leisure
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Relaxing, enjoying,
having fun, get away, escape, visiting
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28%
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Hunting & fishing
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Elk, deer, bird hunting,
salmon fishing, fly fishing
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17%
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VFR
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Visiting family,
friends, reunion, wedding, funeral, graduation
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16%
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Shopping
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Buying gifts, souvenirs,
retail stores, auctions, buying cars
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13%
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Land-based outdoor
recreation
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ATV riding, mountain
biking, motor biking, hiking, riding horses, camping, golfing
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7%
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Driving for pleasure
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Going for a drive,
sightseeing, exploring, to access outdoor recreation
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6%
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Organized sport events
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Participant and
spectator
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4%
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Community-based
recreation
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Visiting community
parks, playgrounds, rollerblading, kids camps, church camps, boy
scouts
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3%
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Cultural Pursuits
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Arts, crafts, museums,
historical sites, parades, concerts, county fair, car shows, rodeos
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3%
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Community-based
entertainment
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Night life, dining,
dancing, bars
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2%
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Visiting tourism
destination
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Natural attractions,
resorts, towns, protected areas
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2%
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Water-based outdoor
recreation
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Boating, rafting, water
skiing, tubing, swimming
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1%
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Learning and education
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Workshops, interpretive
centers, workshops, car-based tours, self-guided tours
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1%
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Activities
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Examples
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Percent
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General leisure
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Relaxing, enjoying,
having fun, get away, escape, visiting
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26%
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Hunting & fishing
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Elk, deer, bird hunting,
salmon fishing, fly fishing
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23%
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VFR
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Visiting family,
friends, reunion, wedding, funeral, graduation
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13%
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Driving for pleasure
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Going for a drive,
sightseeing, exploring, to access outdoor recreation
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12%
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Shopping
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Buying gifts, souvenirs,
retail stores, auctions, buying cars
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10%
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Organized sport events
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Participant and
spectator
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7%
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Cultural Pursuits
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Arts, crafts, museums,
historical sites, parades, concerts, county fair, car shows, rodeos
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2%
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Land-based outdoor
recreation
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ATV riding, mountain
biking, motor biking, hiking, riding horses, camping, golfing
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2%
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Visiting tourism
destination
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Natural attractions,
resorts, towns, protected areas
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2%
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Learning and education
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Workshops, interpretive
centers, workshops, car-based tours, self-guided tours
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2%
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Community-based
entertainment
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Night life, dining,
dancing, bars
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1%
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Snow-based outdoor
recreation
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Skiing, snowboarding,
snowmobiling, snow shoeing, sledding
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1%
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Water-based outdoor
recreation
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Boating, rafting, water
skiing, tubing, swimming
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1%
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Activities
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Examples
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Percent
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General leisure
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Relaxing, enjoying,
having fun, get away, escape, visiting
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28%
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VFR
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Visiting family,
friends, reunion, wedding, funeral, graduation
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19%
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Shopping
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Buying gifts, souvenirs,
retail stores, auctions, buying cars
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16%
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Snow-based outdoor
recreation
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Skiing, snowboarding,
snowmobiling, snow shoeing, sledding
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11%
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Hunting & fishing
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Elk, deer, bird hunting,
salmon fishing, fly fishing
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6%
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Organized sport events
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Participant and
spectator
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5%
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Driving for pleasure
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Going for a drive,
sightseeing, exploring, to access outdoor recreation
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4%
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Cultural Pursuits
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Arts, crafts, museums,
historical sites, parades, concerts, county fair, car shows, rodeos
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3%
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Land-based outdoor
recreation
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ATV riding, mountain
biking, motor biking, hiking, riding horses, camping, golfing
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3%
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Visiting tourism
destination
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Natural attractions,
resorts, towns, protected areas
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3%
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Community-based
entertainment
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Night life, dining,
dancing, bars
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2%
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Water-based outdoor
recreation
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Boating, rafting, water
skiing, tubing, swimming
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2%
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Learning and education
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Workshops, interpretive
centers, workshops, car-based tours, self-guided tours
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1%
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Second home use
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Going to second home,
open up/close down cabin, condo, timeshare
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1%
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Percent of travelers who have seen information on The National Oregon Trail Center
(NOTC)
[Top Of Page]
The first bar graph below shows the percent of travelers
within each type of travel pattern who have seen information on the
National Oregon Trail Center (e.g., Of all the non-resident pass through
travelers, 13% have seen information and the remaining 87% have not seen
information). The second bar graph shows where travelers come from
who have seen information (the distribution across travel patterns).
Locations where travelers saw information about
the National Oregon Trail Center [Top Of Page]
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Locations
where information about National Oregon Trail Center was seen
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Definition
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Percent
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Visited
the site
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Went
to the site
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21%
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Mass
media
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Internet,
newspaper, movies, coupons, books, brochures
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20%
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Billboard
or sign in Idaho
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Billboards,
signs, information kiosks
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12%
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Near
the site
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Along
the road, drove past it
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12%
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Don’t
Know
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Don’t
know, don’t remember
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10%
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Location
in Idaho
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City,
town, place, rest area
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6%
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Location
outside Idaho
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City,
town, place, rest area
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6%
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Local
Business
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Restaurant,
diner, garden center, chamber of commerce, service center
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5%
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Local,
have always known
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Through
work, living there
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5%
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Word
of mouth
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From
family, friends
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4%
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Percent of travelers who have seen information on Lava Hot Springs
[Top Of Page]
The first bar graph below shows the percent of travelers
within each type of travel pattern who have seen information on Lava Hot
Springs (e.g., Of all the non-resident pass through travelers, 39% have
seen information and the remaining 61% have not seen information).
The second bar graph shows where travelers come from who have seen
information (the distribution across travel patterns).
Locations where
travelers saw information about Lava Hot Springs [Top Of Page]
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Locations
where information about Lava Hot Springs was seen
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Definition
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Percent
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Billboard or sign in
Idaho
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Billboards, signs,
information kiosks
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24%
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Mass media
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Internet, newspaper,
movies, coupons, books, brochures
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23%
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Visited the site
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Went to the site
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23%
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Local, have always known
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Through work, living
there
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10%
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Near the site
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Along the road, drove
past it
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7%
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Don’t Know
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Don’t know, don’t
remember
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6%
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Location in Idaho
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City, town, place, rest
area
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3%
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Word of mouth
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From family, friends
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3%
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Local Business
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Restaurant, diner,
garden center, chamber of commerce, service center
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1%
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Billboard or sign
outside Idaho
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Billboards, signs,
information kiosks
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1%
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Favorite spring attraction in this part
of Idaho [Top Of Page]
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Favorite spring
attraction in this part of Idaho
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Examples
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Percent |
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Skiing/Snowboarding
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Going
alpine or cross country skiing, snowboarding
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16%
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Mountains
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Seeing
mountains, mountains in area
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11%
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Snowmobiling
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9%
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Natural
Features
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Open
spaces, nature, desert, colors, canyons, protected areas, weather,
snow, scenery
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8%
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Outdoor
Recreation
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Boating,
backpacking, hiking, driving, golf, riding horses
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7%
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Teton
Mountains
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Targhee,
Teton Valley
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7%
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Fishing
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Trout,
salmon
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6%
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Local
Towns
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Visiting
urban or rural towns in area
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6%
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Private
Land
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Being
on land, second home, being at home
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5%
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Sun
Valley
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Going
to Sun Valley/Ketchum area
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5%
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Community
based recreation
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Events,
fairs, festivals, parks
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4%
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Hunting
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Elk,
deer, bird, etc.
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4%
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Wildlife
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3%
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Lakes/Reservoirs
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2%
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Lava
Hot Springs
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2%
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Rivers
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2%
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Island
Park/Ashton Area
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1%
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Yellowstone
Area
|
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1%
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Favorite summer attraction in this part
of Idaho [Top Of Page]
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Favorite summer
attraction in this part of Idaho
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Examples
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Percent
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Outdoor Recreation
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Boating, backpacking,
hiking, driving, golf, riding horses
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17%
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Island Park/Ashton Area
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14%
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Fishing
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Trout, salmon
|
13%
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Natural Features
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Open spaces, nature,
desert, colors, canyons, protected areas, weather, snow, scenery
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13%
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Lakes/Reservoirs
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9%
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Mountains
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Seeing mountains,
mountains in area
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9%
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Rivers
|
|
6%
|
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Community based
recreation
|
Events, fairs,
festivals, parks
|
4%
|
|
Local Towns
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Visiting urban or rural
towns in area
|
4%
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Yellowstone Area
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|
4%
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Bear Lake
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|
3%
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Teton Mountains
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Targhee, Teton Valley
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3%
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People in area
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friendly, to see people,
be in a place with people
|
2%
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Visiting friends and
relatives
|
|
2%
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Hunting
|
Elk, deer, bird, etc.
|
1%
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Lava Hot Springs
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|
1%
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Private Land
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Being on land, second
home, being at home
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1%
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Sun Valley
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Going to Sun
Valley/Ketchum area
|
1%
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Favorite fall attraction in this part
of Idaho [Top Of Page]
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Favorite fall
attraction in this part of Idaho
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Examples
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Percent
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Natural Features
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Open spaces, nature,
desert, colors, canyons, protected areas, weather, snow, scenery
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38%
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Hunting
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Elk, deer, bird, etc.
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22%
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Island Park/Ashton Area
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|
8%
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Local Towns
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Visiting urban or rural
towns in area
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7%
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Fishing
|
Trout, salmon
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5%
|
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Mountains
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Seeing mountains,
mountains in area
|
4%
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|
Community based
recreation
|
Events, fairs,
festivals, parks
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3%
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Lava Hot Springs
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3%
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Outdoor Recreation
|
Boating, backpacking,
hiking, driving, golf, riding horses
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3%
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Rivers
|
|
3%
|
|
Sun Valley
|
Going to Sun
Valley/Ketchum area
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3%
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Tetonia/Driggs Area
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|
3%
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|
Jackson WY
|
Down town and around the
area
|
2%
|
|
Snowmobiling
|
|
2%
|
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Bear Lake
|
|
1%
|
|
Lakes/Reservoirs
|
|
1%
|
|
Visiting friends and
relatives
|
|
1%
|
|
Wildlife
|
|
1%
|
|
Yellowstone Area
|
|
1%
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Favorite winter attraction in this part
of Idaho [Top Of Page]
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Favorite winter
attraction in this part of Idaho
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Examples
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Percent
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Snowmobiling
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13%
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Skiing/Snowboarding
|
Going alpine or cross
country skiing, snowboarding
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12%
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Natural Features
|
Open spaces, nature,
desert, colors, canyons, protected areas, weather, snow, scenery
|
10%
|
|
Outdoor Recreation
|
Boating, backpacking,
hiking, driving, golf, riding horses
|
9%
|
|
Teton Mountains
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Targhee, Teton Valley
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8%
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Island Park/Ashton Area
|
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7%
|
|
Wildlife
|
|
6%
|
|
Community based
recreation
|
Events, fairs,
festivals, parks
|
5%
|
|
Rivers
|
|
5%
|
|
Yellowstone Area
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|
5%
|
|
Lava Hot Springs
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|
4%
|
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Local Towns
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Visiting urban or rural
towns in area
|
4%
|
|
Private Land
|
Being on land, second
home, being at home
|
4%
|
|
Hunting
|
Elk, deer, bird, etc.
|
3%
|
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Sun Valley
|
Going to Sun
Valley/Ketchum area
|
3%
|
|
Fishing
|
Trout, salmon
|
2%
|
|
Mountains
|
Seeing mountains,
mountains in area
|
2%
|
|
Visiting friends and
relatives
|
|
2%
|
|
Bear Lake
|
|
1%
|
|
Tetonia/Driggs Area
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1%
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