This old Ranger Station was constructed in the 1930s by the workmen who moved on to build the Timberline Lodge. It is one of the few buildings of its type in the Pacific Northwest that survived a Forest Service directive to tear them all down. This building was in an overlapping area that was under three (3) separate districts. Since none of them had clear responsibility for this Ranger Station, the building was not destroyed when most others were, and it is still around for us to enjoy.
Adjacent to the Ranger Station was Clackamas Meadow.
It is a very pretty meadow that a local had once tried to make into a lake.
This is the stream looking north.
Isn't the water clear. This is the view to the south.
We stopped by Timothy Lake.
Like Detroit Lake, a couple of months later the water level is down significantly.
Our next stop was Little Crater Lake.
The hike starts in a beautiful meadow.
Then there is a bonus - a view of Mount Hood.
Yep, that's were we are heading next.
Now, on to the main attraction - Little Crater Lake, which is an artesian spring.
Check it out:
We finish up here and head toward Mount Hood.
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