Vintage Photograph of Mt Hood from Lookout Mountain “On Lookout Mountain with Mt Hood as a background.” Not a lot has changed in the last 100 years once you hit the trail… well, maybe the clothing but we still get the same feeling of freedom when we stand on a place like this with Mt … Continue reading Mt Hood from Lookout Mountain
A Message from William “Billy” Welch from the grave. A signature of William “Billy” Welch from 1902. This was prior to the establishment of Welches as a town. Billy seems to have been in a grim mood when he wrote this. Sadly his wife Mamie Kopper would die soon after. “Salmon River. Jan 8, 1902 … Continue reading A signature of William “Billy” Welch from 1902
Classic Tucker Sno-Cats Vintage Postcards Here’s a scene from the days before the Palmer Lift was installed of some classic Tucker Sno-Cats. The first two photos show a unique 20 passenger model 743 Transport Sno-Cat called “The Shoebox”. The third photo shows a traditional model 443 four track machine. The shoebox carried multiple passengers up … Continue reading Mount Hood Timberline Lodge Tucker Sno-Cats
Mud Lake in 1951 during the filming of Bend of The River with James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Julie Adams, and Rock Hudson. Mud Creek will be dammed to become Trillium Lake about nine years later in 1960 during the development of camping and recreational facilities. Trillium Lake was created for the perfect photograph. At times … Continue reading Mud Lake – Trillium Lake
The Rhododendron Inn: A Lost Landmark of Mount Hood In the early days of travel on the south side of Mount Hood, weary travelers relied on roadhouses and inns for a bed and a meal as they made their way up the old road to the mountain. The roads were rough, and automobiles were slow. … Continue reading The Rhododendron Inn
