Heather Meadows Base Area
the Heather Meadows Base Area is part of Mount Baker Ski Area .Top photos chosen by u all:
Abandoned Cabin
Made by Dave Ward Photography
Abandoned cabin at Heather Meadows on the slopes of Mt. Baker. I think this actually may have been the powerhouse that provided electricity for the original Mount Baker Lodge. A Bellingham/Whatcom County tourism website says: The new highway led to the Mt. Baker Lodge, which opened to a grand celebration on July 14, 1927. Total cost for the resort was $500,000, Each of the 100 guest rooms had hot and cold running water and a telephone. Fir pillars supported cathedral ceilings, cedar shakes covered the roof and interior walls. The lodge even had a hydroelectric power plant on Bagley Creek. The Forest Service estimated that 11,700 guests visited the lodge its opening year. Hollywood stars were among them when William Fox Films shot 'Wolf Fangs there. In 1928, a 32-room annex was built to increase capacity. By 1929, the highway department finished the road 3 miles beyond Heather Meadows to Artist Point. The 58-mile Mount Baker Hwy. finally was completed at a cost of $800,000. At 5:20 a.m. on Aug. 5, 1931, tragedy struck Mt. Baker Lodge. An electrical fire swept through the main hotel, igniting oil tank and sending flames 1,000 feet into the air. By 7:45 a.m., the building was gone. Fortunately, no lives were lost. Guests were housed in the annex, and the resort stayed open through the Depression, though it was falling into disrepair. A last hurrah' came in 1934 when Twentieth Century Pictures chose Heather Meadows and the Nooksack River to film Call of the Wild. Cast and crew stayed at the lodge.
Big mountain
Made by Brian Reynolds
This is one of my favorite personal photos. I used to use a Casio QV-2000 UX camera and loved going crazy taking hundreds of digital pictures since I didn't have to be concerned about film, but eventually I started to find the weaknesses in that camera and yearned to get the good pictures that I would want to hang up on my own wall. This picture encapsulates and fulfills that desire. Just ignore the dirt spots on the lens...
Ice & Snow
Made by Brian Reynolds
We stopped on the drive up to Mt. Baker in order to get a photo of this neat display.
Cody finds deep snow
Made by Brian Reynolds
Cody hasn't had much opportunity to play in the snow. He had a good time.
Brian at Mt. Baker
Made by Brian Reynolds
I miss this.
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