awesome Mt Hood (and gorge) 1920s trail guide
awesome Mt Hood (and gorge) 1920s trail guide
Last edited by payslee on February 4th, 2015, 8:37 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Thank you for that! What a wonderful find. Downloaded the images, built a PDF, printed it out, plan to read tonight as I relax.
Karl
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Paislee, Thanks!! I love stuff like this.
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That is very cool. Now if I could just figure out how to search and find stuff on the national archives site, I could waste a TON of time! I do searches but can't find any digital images. It would be cool to be able to search the FS archives that they have.
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Yeah, that's a cool pamphlet. It's also available on archive.org although when they scanned it they didn't scan the full maps.
I think that most of that material is not digitized. I asked the National Archives in Seattle about their collection of Region Six documents and photos, and although the collections are organized by category (permits, correspondence, road maintenance, etc.) all those individual items and pieces are not cataloged.RobFromRedland wrote:Now if I could just figure out how to search and find stuff on the national archives site, I could waste a TON of time! I do searches but can't find any digital images. It would be cool to be able to search the FS archives that they have.
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Even if it wasn't digitized, if it was indexed, it would be great to know what they had available. Maybe it would be worth a trip to Seattle....justpeachy wrote:I think that most of that material is not digitized. I asked the National Archives in Seattle about their collection of Region Six documents and photos, and although the collections are organized by category (permits, correspondence, road maintenance, etc.) all those individual items and pieces are not cataloged.
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming: WOW! What a ride! - Hunter S. Thompson
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Not sure if folks are interested, but it's available for download in various formats here:
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/49524
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/49524
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On one of the maps (around page 25, but the page number seems to be cropped off) it shows "Mt. Mole." Is this just Nesmith? I'd never heard that name before. Excellent find, Payslee!
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I had so much fun reading this the other night! The descriptions were just precious. Autoists would find room for 500 machines at Eagle Creek, with free camping and firewood. Men should be able to survive with 60# packs, and women with 35#. And the gear lists! Oh my... I really want to see sunrise from Larch Mtn, now, maybe as part of an overnight tour! Wish the trains were still running.
Had a similar question, as I tried to figure out what peak was then called Squaw Mountain (p17). The map shows it SE of Old Baldy, and the only peak on my maps that seems close would be one labeled Githens Mountain (4494'), which I honestly don't recall anyone else ever mentioning. Could also possibly be Tumala Mountain (4711')?
Hadn't seen that. It almost has to be Nesmith? But if it is, it's not very well placed, is it?Chase wrote:On one of the maps (around page 25, but the page number seems to be cropped off) it shows "Mt. Mole." Is this just Nesmith? I'd never heard that name before. Excellent find, Payslee!
Had a similar question, as I tried to figure out what peak was then called Squaw Mountain (p17). The map shows it SE of Old Baldy, and the only peak on my maps that seems close would be one labeled Githens Mountain (4494'), which I honestly don't recall anyone else ever mentioning. Could also possibly be Tumala Mountain (4711')?
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Yes, Tumala Mountain is the new official name for the old Squaw Mountain. The road going up that way was renamed as well.Had a similar question, as I tried to figure out what peak was then called Squaw Mountain (p17). The map shows it SE of Old Baldy, and the only peak on my maps that seems close would be one labeled Githens Mountain (4494'), which I honestly don't recall anyone else ever mentioning. Could also possibly be Tumala Mountain (4711')?
Not sure when. My 1986 Mt Hood NF map shows it as Squaw Mtn (4771'). It's a nice short hike up there to the old lookout site and good view of Mt Hood.