We make our way up to the Timberline Lodge, which is located on the south side of Mount Hood at about 6,000 feet. It's called Timberline, because at a certain elevation, trees stop growing, hence it is the timber line. On Mount Hood, the Lodge is at about 6,000 feet.
The Timberline was built by the WPA (Works Progress Administration) in 1936, as a government effort to employ folks who didn't have a job during the Depression.
President Franklin Roosevelt dedicated the Lodge from this balcony.
The Main Entrance has an Indian theme.
We get checked in our room, and Parker checks in with Gretchen.
This is the view to the south from our room. Mount Jefferson is out there somewhere.
The Timberline was a ski lodge, and these old iron, wood, and rawhide chairs served the skiers who came in to warm up.
The furniture becomes more substantial as one leaves the ground floor and heads up to the 1st floor.
There are massive fireplaces on both the Ground and 1st Floors.
Remember, the Timberline Lodge is in Oregon, and in keeping with the green theme, the builders of Timberline recycled. The fire dogs are old railroad rails. The fire screen are tire chains used on the trucks that brought workers and materials up the mountain to the Lodge.
The Blue Ox Bar has a Paul Bunyan theme. There is some really neat art work with stained or colored glass.
More recycling here, the left over stained glass from the Blue Ox was used to create this mural.
This is the view of Mount Hood from the Lodge lobby.
The stair way posts are all adorned with carvings of local animals.
Wonder if this is a Spotted Owl, which is credited with shutting down a large segment of the Oregon logging industry, just about over night.
There is a lot of art deco art work in the Lodge. This is one of several pieces that have an Egyptian theme that was popular in the 1930s.
The massive fireplace and light fixtures that dominate the Lobby.
This scene from the Ground floor gives the feeling of being in a castle.
The view from the Balcony, looking south.
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