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Mount Hood Highway at Alder Creek 1939

Alder Creek Oregon

Alder Creek is a little town half way between Sandy and Welches Oregon on today’s Highway 26.

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Posted on December 17, 2020July 29, 2025Categories Historic Photos, Mt Hood Loop HighwayTags alder creek, highway 26, Mount Hood, mt hood loop highway, Mt. Hood, Oregon2 Comments on Mount Hood Highway at Alder Creek 1939

The Ivy Bear at Alder Creek

Ivy Bear at Alder Creek

For decades, travelers along U.S. Highway 26 in Oregon have been greeted by an unusual roadside landmark—the towering Ivy Bear at Alder Creek.

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Posted on February 15, 2017March 29, 2026Categories Historic Photos, Mount Hood, Mt Hood Loop Highway, PeopleTags alder creek, history, ivy bear, mt hood highway, mt hood loop highway, Oregon, restaurant23 Comments on The Ivy Bear at Alder Creek
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