In July 1962, a decades-old mystery finally came to light deep in the forests near Mount Hood. For nearly 20 years, the wreckage of a World War II-era Lockheed P-38 Lightning remained hidden in the remote Bull Run watershed
Before paved highways and modern bridges crossed the Mount Hood corridor, the pioneers who settled this region faced rugged terrain, rough trails, and river fords. One of the most vivid accounts of those early days comes from Mrs. J.T. McIntyre, an early settler of the Welches area
Henry Steiner was known throughout the Mount Hood region as a master builder of log homes. He and his wife, Mollie, raised their family in Brightwood, where Henry built dozens of rustic cabins that still stand today.
