THE SAN DY (Ora.) POST T h u n ., Fab. 20, 1969 (Sac 1)
By George MacAlevy
bridge has been awash where
road follows this fork on down
the Loop highway to Hood
through the timber.
River crosses the stream and,
All roads in this upper
W HITE R IV E R AND
on one occasion at least, has
valley
lead to the town of
HOOD R IV E R
been completely tom loose and
Parkdale.
The whole of the
Precipitously perched high
carried away by the elementary
rolling, northward descending
up on the steep south slope of
forces of falling water so great
valley is continually coming
Mt. Hood lies the White River
was the onrushing flood of
into view and then out again as
Glacier, main source of the
tortured water, sand and rock,
the roads wind up and down
spectacular White River.
battering its way down the
over the rolling valley floor.
Thus is a large glacier and
mountainside. No tree, nor
Everywhere you look are
the spring runoff from this and
bush, no obstruction could
orchards o f cherries, pears, and
the
surrounding snow fields
withstand this torrent.
apples. A blossom festival is
send a raging torrent down the
Summer is not the time to
held in this valley every spring.
boulder strewn course of this
evaluate White River, when sun
river. A several hundred foot baked,
Nestled against the outlying
picked
clean
and
wide boulder field, with the polished,
northern
flanks o f Mt. Hood is
the
sun-heated
innocent
looking
stream boulders sit in a dry bed of
one of the most beautiful lakes
flowing down the center of it
in all the mountains o f the
sand,
gravel,
and
rock
in midsummer gives one the
world,
Lost Lake. As you come
fragments of all sizes. The
wrong impression o f White
upon the northwestern shores
watershed of this wild stream
River. In runoff time this
of the lake, the valley at the far
lies between Bennett Pass and
entire field is awash with
end opens up and frames the
Barlow Pass. Barlow Pass, on
silt-laden water coursing down
mountain. When no wind mars
the south side of the river was
b e tw e e n
the
house-size
the
lakes surface, the reflection
the first of the passes on Mt.
boulders and smaller rocks.
is
as
clear-lined as Mt. Hood
Hood encountered by the
Swirling currents around
itself. The photogenic qualities
pioneers traversing the old
one rock smash into the next
of
this
have
not
been
Barlow Toll road. The old road
one and cascade over the top,
overlooked.
Thousands
of
itself is still travelled from this
gaining more momemtum as it
artists have painted it. Many
pass eastward, and, after the
falls below. At times the surge
thousands of photographers
spring snows have melted off
is so forceful as to set these
have
shot
it.
Advertising
the road dried out, you can
rock masses moving or, if
posters and Rims have featured
drive over it through the
thwarted and turned aside, to
forested area below and east of photographer that he doesn’t
gouge out great gouts of sand
The outlet of this fabulous
Barlow Pass.
even have t,o |eave his car to get
and gravel. Many times the
lake is the third fork o f Hood
A tributary stream of White a good picture.
River and is called the Lake
River, Barlow Creek flows
The Loop Highway, dipping
Fork. This fork swings through
eastward and never is too far to Hood River Valley proper,
a half circle arc and heads east
from the road. Once you are follows this East Fork down
where it flows into the West
down o ff the first long steep the mountainside and into
Fork. The two main forks, East
grade from the pass, the slope heavy timber before emerging
and West, join near the town of
of the land is gentle, and the On the Upper Hood River
Dee.
road winds through a second Valley and the first of the
growth forest o f Ponderosa Orchard Country.
A t the mouth o f Hood
Pine,
Douglas
Fir,
and
To follow the West Fork of River stands the small city of
River
along
the
occasional
Incense
Cedars. Hood River, drive up Truman Hoof
Leaving the woods before Road along the Sandy River Columbia. A good long days’
getting
to
the
Deschutes from the town of Zig Zag and drive from Portland is the trip
Canyon, the dry arid land is go over Lolo Pass. As you up and around Mt. Hood on
studded with Junipers standing come to the bottom of the the south side via route 26,
up out o f the sagebrush.
long steep grade coming o ff the down the Hood River Valley
Along Barlow Road are pass to the northwest you cross by the old Loop highway, and
several rather primitive forest two creeks in quick succession, return along the Columbia on
80.
This
route
camps.
The
locations on Elk Creek and Magee Creek. Interstate
Barlow Creek are picturesque Just below their two bridges, crosses and parallels the major
and well shaded, giving respite these creeks join to become the parts of ail three of Hood’s
from a hot summer sun. There West Fork of Hood River. The river systems.
are trout in the creek, and they
have a good rich stream bed of
xL'r
insect life to stock the trout
larder. Flies are taken avidly by
f
these fish and one with a
fly rod and a knack for fishing
* By NELL HOWE I
small streams with the dry fly
Hood-Land Reporter
can do quite well on occasion.
White River lies to the north 1
Jack and Georgia Vermaas
Hilda M offit ran down the
Financing the purchase
of the Barlow Road through 1 stairs to answer the phone, also o ff on a trip to Hawaii.
or improvement of wood-
this pretty wooded section. missed a step and has a badly This must be the thing to do in
lots and tim b e rla n d s is
The
main river, too, is blessed 1 sprained ankle. A t least that is February.
another useful purpose of
with
trout.
Don’t
fo rg e t
th e
what she hoped it was. A t the
a Land Bank loan.
Once the glacial silt has 1 time she couldn’t get out to a Sweethearts’ Ball on Saturday,
W e ’ r e th e f a r m e r -
cleared out, dry flies produce ‘ car, to visit the doctor to find Feb. 22, at Bowmans Golf
o w n ed source o f lo n g
well in the White River but, as 1 out. The call was from her Club from 9 to 1. Lots of door
term credit for more than
long as the glacier is moving, • grandson, Jim Winchester. Who prizes and live music for your
26,000 rural families here
the milky water prevents the ' drops in on her the next day, dancing pleasure. There will be
in the Northwest.
fish from seeing the fly. The ' but said Grandson. He was a $1.00 donation per person.
You’d expect us to un
river is called White because of transferred from Fort Blevins, The
weather
fouled
the
derstand. W e do.
this burden o f glacial silt Mass, to Fort Lewis, Wash. The Womens Club up, so they
staining its waters during the family is delighted to have him couldn’t get all their plans
summer months.
so near home. Hilda is kinda ready for the 14th, when they
On the two Iron Creeks, wishing that he had just have always had it. So this
tributary to White River, the surprised her the day he came, year, you can call it a George
water is clean and pure, being and skipped the call. She’s sure Washington Sweetheart Ball.
snowmelt and springs from the she wouldn’t have sprained
Went in to town and saw
high meadows. Where they join anything then. Another very the picture Alaskan Safari, and
the White, long Clearwater familiar face is missing from found it most unusual. Terrific
pools are backed up when the the mountain. Nick Hilsenkoph scenery, and the hunting was
river is in spate, and the trout, passed away last week, and he excellent. Well worth the trip;
Of Oregon City
to escape the silt and sand will certainly be missed. It just that is, if you like outdoor
which irritates their gills, move doesn’t seem right to go into movies with excellent animal
210 Ninth Street
bark into these long clear the store at Zig Zag and not see coverage. We enjoyed it.
stretches of backed up creek Nick. Miss him walking up and
Wonder why I sent for some
(Downtown)
water. He is a lucky angler who down the highway. Nick passed gladiola bulbs. It looks as
happens to come along when away in Hillsboro and was though I won’t have any
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this condition occurs.
buried in Sandy. Our deepest ground to plant them in until
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sympathy to his family.
Gladys Perkins is back in
the hospital, but we have hopes
that she will be home by this
weekend. Tell them you can’t
get well in the city atmosphere.
Gladys, and come back home
where we like to have you. Get
well soon.
Maudie Krebs is in the
hospital with a sprained back
and will be there for a spell
yet. She is in Good Samaritan
hospital and we hope she will
be able to come home soon.
Mert Wheeler celebrated his
birthday on Valentine’s day.
Their daughter Marilyn, was
down from Washington, and
they took her home on his
b irth d a y .
Congratulations,
Mert, and may you have 100
mote of them.
When Mr. Gervais asked
wife, Georgia, what she wanted
for Christmas, she said she
wanted a two weeks’ vacation
for two in Hawaii. Last
Saturday, Georgia Gervais and
Mary Boydston left for that
two weeks' vacation. What a
delightful Christmas present.
Bet they are having a bell
July, and that is a bit late.
Seems funny to go into town
and see no snow at all and
come home to all of ours. At
least we don’t have to mow the
lawn. Wonder if it is still there.
If you have a news item that
you woulct like to have in the
paper, please call me. and I will
be most happy to put it in. It
may not seem important to
you. but any bits and pieces
help. I just don’t have the time
to chase down all the stuff
going on around these here
parts.
So please do call
622-4554 and let us know
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