Larch Summit before all that cement was poured on it
Re: Larch Summit before all that cement was poured on it
Thanks for posting - Do you know the date of the photo? It sure looks different there today!
Re: Larch Summit before all that cement was poured on it
Here's another from 1910. Link
This most likely is a 1910 view from the top. Link
I can't get the Flickr image imbedded in the thread.
This most likely is a 1910 view from the top. Link
I can't get the Flickr image imbedded in the thread.
"I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.”
― E.B. White
― E.B. White
Re: Larch Summit before all that cement was poured on it
Those are great, Peabody. I think they cemented it around '38 when the WPA and the FS built the road to the summit.
Re: Larch Summit before all that cement was poured on it
I see a pair of snowshoes in Chase's first photograph
- retired jerry
- Posts: 14418
- Joined: May 28th, 2008, 10:03 pm
Re: Larch Summit before all that cement was poured on it
It's funny, the things that were done way back then that would be inappropriate now
Like cementing Larch
or the Eagle Creek trail wouldn't probably be done
Like cementing Larch
or the Eagle Creek trail wouldn't probably be done
Re: Larch Summit before all that cement was poured on it
With Flicker, you have to...Peabody wrote:I can't get the Flickr image imbedded in the thread.
- * Click on the photo,
* Click the "View all sizes" link,
* Snarf the path to the image then presented, or
* Pick another size, then get the path to the image from that.
Hey, those look just like the ones I used last time I was on snowshoes!zee wrote:I see a pair of snowshoes in Chase's first photograph
Karl
Back on the trail, again...
Back on the trail, again...
Re: Larch Summit before all that cement was poured on it
For sure I though you were going to write: snowshoeing to the summit of Larch from (where?) without synthetic fabrics or electronics. off topic: is there a thru-hiker contingent that eschews modern materials and equipment etc...?retired jerry wrote:It's funny, the things that were done way back then that would be inappropriate now
Re: Larch Summit before all that cement was poured on it
Horse packers are as close as you'd come, although even they would use (I assume?) water-proof camping equipment and would carry stoves / fuel.zee wrote: off topic: is there a thru-hiker contingent that eschews modern materials and equipment etc...?
Early (settler) mountaineering/exploring in the Pacific Northwest was almost always done with the assistance of horses and mules. Not many seem to PCT that way any more, but it could be done in theory.
-payslee