day 3

 Had to get packed up early because we were heading to another campsite today. At 8:40, we got to use a Garmin Etrex 20x to gather elevation and coordinates for the field sheet for sites 1-2, but we used our compass app on our phone since it was more accurate.  


Furthermore, we had to use denominators to find out the amount of canopy cover that was at both sites. Additionally, we got to try out a transit, a tool that gathers the information for you by holding down a trigger. After finishing up that, we sat down to get our template down for PowerPoint and use Excel to put our information so far from the field sheets, then we left the Pow Wow Grounds at 11:57 am for
Oregon. 







Before that, we stopped at Walmart in Pasco to stock up on whatever we needed, and for me was a pillow as I forgot to pack one, so I can sleep better from now on in the trip. We made it to Harris Park around 5-6 pm, got our tents set up and dinner ready, and got to take it easy for the rest of the night, for what we had planned for tomorrow.  

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