With this week's data, we're seeing plenty of Covid at all three county sites. Let's start with the West Point (WSPT) sewage treatment plant: the Sars-CoV-2 7-day rolling average more than doubled since last week. The last 7DRA number was calculated on 6/4.
WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally).
Note: when the state switched over to new data providers in September, they also removed the previous historical data from the graphical interface. That's because the two providers used different methodologies that made direct comparisons difficult. Unfortunately, it also removed valuable context for interpreting the results. So, keep in mind we're just seeing what happened in September 2023 until now.
After last weekend’s nightmare fuel, I’m in heaven once again. Hiked 2,100 feet up to a small mountain peak in the Cascades. No one around for miles. Views of Mount Hood and Adams outside my tent. Trees are blocking the light west wind. I packed out honey buns for breakfast. Couldn’t feel better. 😍🤣🏔️
Enjoyed the section from Rock Creek to Wind River Road. Retreated back home Saturday evening to avoid an impending atmospheric river. Bunker Hill was the most surprising feature along this small section, wish I would’ve had the time to climb it. Current plan for this weekend is to continue north to see what the snow situation is like on the ground.
Back on the trail heading north toward the Indian Heaven Wilderness. I’m excited to see what the snow conditions are on the ground. That will determine what happens next. I don’t have an ice ax or know how to use one (yet) but I have micro spikes and the sense to turn around when it gets sketchy. 😁 Planning to explore Big Huckleberry Mountain and maybe Grassy Knoll if I can’t get too far north.
Didn’t make it as far as I imagined but I did encounter patches of snow starting around mile 2199. Went back a couple miles and camped near a spring for water. Should make it to Indian Heaven in the morning but will have to start heading south midday. I believe this is my first backpacking trip this year exploring an all new area and I’m loving it. Washington is a very beautiful and special state.
The West Point (WSPT) sewage treatment plant Sars-CoV-2 7-day rolling average continues to bounce around the levels its been at for weeks, with maybe a very slight uptick that’s hard to see on this graph. The last 7DRA number was calculated on 5/14.
WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally).
Note: when the state switched over to new data providers in September, they also removed the previous historical data from the graphical interface. That's because the two providers used different methodologies that made direct comparisons difficult. Unfortunately, it also removed valuable context for interpreting the results. So, keep in mind we're just seeing what happened in September 2023 until now.
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Mount Hood looks stunning from up here on Table Mountain. I was informed by a frankly terrified-looking day hiker that black bears were seen up here last night. I’m proceeding with caution and will update you if I encounter them. 🐻🗻☀️
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