Oregon Hikers

Here a https://librarycatalog.ohs.org/O90000/General/GetImage.aspx?ClientID=MO90000&MediaCode=26979683&Height=415&Width=496 of the loop hwy (I think around the time it was being built but would have to find the link I clicked on to get to this link) While below the tunnel (I think) and all the Wagon...

Yes same as your "Section 6 - Hunters Camp final descent", but only to Hwy 26 on my map the smaller red line.



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I looked on my old laptop, which held my Garmin GPS information, I think your final descent is what I did in 2009: https://pbase.com/image/174142936/orginal.jpg From Blue Ribbon to HWY 26 & TR, way points 036, 034, 035 not sure why they are out of order! (The smaller red line crossing the longer lin...

OK I got my dates mixed up 1950 was when the current road went in. You have a photo (from Tompkins) of chute 2, but if there are no ruts below or above very odd guess I will adopt your view of things, I did notice Tompkins was on top of that committee. https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPXG71M8l1...

"The tunnel under the Mt. Hood Loop Highway was built when they built the highway in the mid-1920s." Interesting did not know or forgot there was a highway before the loop highway (1950s?). I remember reading about driving up was so rough that one had to get water for their radiator etc. or somethin...

Picture from 11/23 - where I left the trail (trail on the right is darker on this site might try to lighten it): https://pbase.com/photos123/image/174132937/large.jpg And a screenshot of part of your map: https://pbase.com/photos123/image/174132931/large.jpg I think my photo is where your yellow rou...

Here is a good site though it does refer to Tompkins in places (which uses the same wording I quoted so that must be Tompkins). http://columbiariverimages.com/BarlowRoad/barlow_road.html#roads_around It says two way road 1966, faster stagecoaches. Stage or modified wagon, not sure, either would be w...

Thanks Jim is probably my source, the diagram of the loop HWY he notes is not to scale, but it also does not show the S turn it makes going East, before it was cut again by US 26, I suppose so it wasn't so cluttered. I did find allot at the Oregon Historical Society, living in the county lets me go ...

Oh I found a note that chute 4 crosses 26 at the truck ramp so this would be chute 5. Not sure of my source, Where one used park for the hike, on Southside of 26, it says to drive to gravel pit (gated road now) and hike last .5 mile to meadow (end of chute 5.) Back on 26 go East .5 mile and pull off...

Odd your last two photos are upside down when I click on them?