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We had Timberline Lodge on our list of top places to visit ever since watching the Craft in America tv series - and I’ll post some photos from the lodge itself soon – but of course before Timberline comes Mt. Hood.
John was very excited to have arrived!
I feel pretty silly not to have known, and perhaps even sillier to admit it in public, but I didn’t quite realize until we arrived that TImberline Lodge is named that because – get this – it’s right at the timber line on the mountain. Whoa. As you can see in the driving-up shot, the trees get pretty sparse, and then once you’re at the parking lot – that’s the end of the forest.
Here’s a nice shot of the mountain, with a surprise.
Did you find it?
….A furry friend: a Golden Mantled Ground Squirrel! (I think.)
We headed up the path toward the ski slope (still open Labor Day weekend) and some hiking trails…
… including the fabled Pacific Crest Trail.
We actually didn’t do much walking/hiking, because although the day had been cool in the forest, it was quite warm up in the bright sunlight which we hadn’t dressed for – and it was getting quite close to lunchtime for us. So we wandered a little bit up and down, taking a couple of photos of the view …
(Mt. Bachelor rising out of the hills above Timberline Lodge)
… the Mountain & its surroundings …
… the lodge’s Amphitheater …
… its front elevation …
… and ourselves …
… as the sum total of our whirlwind mini-tour of the mountain. It’s definitely a place on our To Revisit Very Soon list! We’d like to have spent more time on the trails. Soon!
Nice. Also, have you seen the movie “The Shining” ….. anything look familiar? I have not heard of Craft in America series so I’ll add it to my queue to check out.
Oooh, yikes. I have seen The Shining, if it can count as being “seen” by someone whose eyes were closed and ears covered about 75% of the movie. I don’t really enjoy scary films… but someone talked me into it. I definitely did not remember the front of the lodge, but I just looked it up, and – whoa. I’m kind of glad I didn’t have that association going up the first time!
We definitely enjoyed Craft in America, although some segments were better than others – it covered a huge range of types of craft work. Some of the furniture was just stunning. I’d say the furniture makers and Timberline Lodge were my favorites… and I was a little disappointed that there weren’t more fiber arts/crafts, but it was interesting to see the breadth of work they covered.
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