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Comment on Who Was E. Henry Wemme? by Barbra Breiwick

Barbra Breiwick — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:32:34 +0000

I grew up at Government Camp where my dad was the District Ranger for the Forest Service. I attended Welches Grade School. The bus picked us up at the Ranger Station and took us down the mountain to school. I remember the only day that we missed school even during the winter was when the boiler quit working. Sometimes it would snow so much we would have to ski down to the bus stop at the Ranger Station. I spent summers running through the woods on the Oregon Trail which was in our back yard. Winters were spent skiing at Government Camp and Timberline. Wonderful memories. Thanks for the website.

Comment on Bill White - Mount Hood Historian by mtargets

mtargets — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 23:22:14 +0000

A question about Mount Hood history: I have some wonderful photos of my grandparents climbing Mount Hood with a group of folks in 1914. I’d like to find out more about climbs around that time, and if there are records of climbs. Do you know of any resources I could check into?

Thanks!

Molly Martin
molly.martin@worldnet.att.net

Comment on Mount Hood… or should I say “Empty Hood”? by admin

admin — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:33:02 +0000

Hi Brian.

I time, I will be writing more of the heritage and lore of Mount Hood from the eyes and story tellers of the native people that were here prior to the white man’s incursion.

Wy-east and the legends of the Klickitats and the Multnomahs will be written about here in time.

Thank you for taking the time to post a message. I apologize for taking so long to reply, I somehow missed noticing that you had.

Please check back every now and then.

Gary =0)

Comment on Mount Hood… or should I say “Empty Hood”? by Brian

Brian — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:05:18 +0000

Gary,
Is it not true that the historical name given to the mountain you call Mount Hood actually is Wy’east? Should no respect be paid to the original settlers of this land?

Sincerely,
Brian

Comment on Mount Hood… or should I say “Empty Hood”? by Pete F

Pete F — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:34:20 +0000

Gary, this is a topic that has mystified me. I agree with you. But I live on the slope of Mt. Tabor, in Portland. See, I’ve been trained by my neighbors so that I just typed “Mt.” automatically. Here, the sentiment is that the name should always be abbreviated — the Mt. Tabor Neighborhood Association, etc. I can’t imagine why.

More generally, I find myself irritated by unnecessary or (worse) unexplained and confusing abbreviations. I don’t like seeing postal codes used in prose (like Portland, OR) — if there is a compelling reason to abbreviate (which there usually isn’t), there are perfectly good English abbreviations like “Ore.”

For me, I think the root of the irritation is that text seems easier to grasp when it’s simple. But simple doesn’t mean “short,” it means that very little interpretation is required on the reader’s part. Using full words just seems like the most sensible way to go, in the absence of a specific reason to abbreviate.

Comment on Mount Hood… or should I say “Empty Hood”? by john

john — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:57:30 +0000

Here, here.

I agree. A name like Mount Hood is a proper noun and needs to be treated as such 100% of the time. We have something special and unique in our mountain, and we share that with thousands of people across the globe every day. Keeping our mountain’s name consistent throughout the century has created a sort of “brand” that everyone is familiar with. Lets promote that “brand” in a respectful and consistent manner.

Comment on Mount Hood… or should I say “Empty Hood”? by EzcruZ

EzcruZ — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 21:28:50 +0000

Just to see if there is any relevence to your peeve

NO RESPECT

I googled MT. Hood and then Mount Hood, the results were interesting
mostly institutions used Mount and mostly bussineses used Mt.
Googleing Mt. you had more Mt,s which is understandable
Googleing Mount you had more Mount,s which is understandable.
personally if I had a bussines I would try very hard to respect the grand
beauty that we use and abuse for profit and use Mount in any exhibit of the Mountains title. Show a little respect instead of little or no respect
What a beautiful site to see Towering above us and wacthing over us is
Mount Hood
Richard

Comment on Climbing Mt. Hood “Back in the day” by Anthony

Anthony — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:33:00 +0000

Fascinating account! Not really all that different than today, except for the lack of attention to weather reports, and of course no GPS or related technologies.

Some of the terminology was strange. For example, I’ve never heard of “Triangle Moraine.” The piece mentioned “the Chute,” which I would guess refers to what today is called the Pearly Gates.

I was surprised to hear about people coming from Camas to meet with the climbers. Camas is a good ride today. I’d like to know how one got to Government Camp from Camas in 1931.

Comment on Battle Axe Inn, Government Camp, Oregon by Anthony

Anthony — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:22:00 +0000

Hey, Gary.

I happened to call the Zigzag ranger station about another matter, and they said that the fires were deliberate burning, probably in some cases of “slash piles” — the detritus of clear cuts. I guess one has to wait until a certain time of year before it’s safe to do the burning.

Comment on Battle Axe Inn, Government Camp, Oregon by Rowdey

Rowdey — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 21:31:00 +0000

Hi Anthony.

Thanks for the comment.

As I usually write at night and I can sometimes miss relevant info such as the construction date. I appreciate that you pointed that out, and I have revised the text.

It was pretty cloudy with rain toward the end of the day here, so I was unaware of fires; but it can burn over near Warm Springs on a rainy day.

The Battle Axe Inn is a great name for a mountain inn I think. Their logo was a big Indian war hammer. I have a business card from the inn. I’ll try to find time to scan and post a pic of it here.

Thanks again for stopping by the blog. Kick my butt if I don’t post something every couple of days.

Gary =0)