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Mount Hood Auto Stages: From Rugged Roads to Modern Highways

In the early 20th century, long before travelers zipped up Highway 26 to the ski lifts and resorts of Mount Hood, the trip to the mountain was rugged and uncertain. The road, built on the bones of the old Barlow Trail, was steep, narrow, and either muddy or dusty depending on the season.

Posted on May 4, 2025March 2, 2026Categories Mount Hood, Mt Hood Loop HighwayTags brightwood, government camp, highway 26, history, Ivan Woolley, Mount Hood, Mount Hood Highway, mt hood highway, mt hood loop highway, Mt. Hood, Oregon, oregon history, welches, Welches Oregon2 Comments on Mount Hood Auto Stages: From Rugged Roads to Modern Highways

Mount Hood Highway at Alder Creek 1939

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

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

Norma’s Bean Pot Wemme Oregon

A familiar restaurant remembered on the way to and from Mount Hood was Norma’s Bean Pot at Wemme, Hwy 26, circa 1961 – 1974. Operated by Norma Fay Waldron-McKean (1907 – 1999). Contributed by Peter Bellant.

Posted on June 9, 2017March 7, 2025Categories Historic Photos, Mount Hood, Mt Hood Loop HighwayTags highway 26, history, mt hood loop highway, norma's bean pot, Oregon, restaurant, the bean pot, welches, wemmeLeave a comment on Norma’s Bean Pot Wemme Oregon