Today is my quiet day on the trail observation day! Long name but it kind of explains what I'm doing for the day. I went out early today to walk the trails to figure out which one would be the best for observing as well as the one that would recieve a good number of people for test results. I chose to focus on the Tasman Sea Lookout as it is an easy climb and is also a highly used trail. What I did for the test was put a plastic bottle on the wooden observation area just to see what people would do. I didnt want them to think it belonged to me so I hid myself away in the bushes a bit. Fortunately with this trail people come to the Lookout first and then continue on the trail to the Gap. I tried to catch people on their return trip to ask them questions about the rubbish as well as some information from them as a hiker.
The results on the quiet day are:
----9 People total (8 locals 1 visitor)
----4/9 took bottle
----4/4 were local
I talked to the people who came to Tasman Lookout and most said they just wanted to check out the view as it is very scerene and beautiful. It was commented that it is an easy trail apart from the stairs but on the same note is good for some light exercise. This trail seems to be used primarily for the view, great for sunrise looking back at Piha and sunsets over the sea, its also a great place for watching surfers and the waves.
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