From 1899 to 1907 Monte Cristo was a mining town. Harvesting mainly gold and Silver. Later on it became a resort town and now a well preserved ghost town. Something we don’t see enough of in the dampness of the great PNW. The hike out to the townsite is an adventure in its own. You…
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Elliot Creek and Goat Lake
I had a day to myself and decided to go on a solo hike to one my favorite local hikes. The Elliot Creek & Goat Lake Trail is situated along the Mountain Loop Highway between Granite Falls and Darrington, Wa. It’s a long 10.4 miles roundtrip with a 1400 foot elevation gain. Not too far…
Miller’s Pond and the O.K. Mill
This has certainly been my most difficult research project yet, but one dear to my heart. My grandparents lived out on a homestead just a few miles away and us grandkids found lots of adventure around Miller’s Pond. The pond was once an alive and thriving community in the early 1900s and now you wouldn’t…
Oso Pioneer Cemetery 1888-1935
Way out in the little mountain town of Oso, Washington sits a nearly forgotten and well hidden little cemetery. The picturesque landscape that surrounds it gives you a sense of why way back in 1888 it was chosen as a final resting place, arguably, for some of the toughest pioneers in the area. Their reason…
Snowshoeing at Swede Heaven (Whitehorse Tr)
This morning I awoke to yet another blanket of fluffy snow in the neighborhood. My car was stuck in the driveway and I just had to get out. Cabin fever was setting in so I strapped my snowshoes to my back, grabbed some hiking poles and hiked out to the Swede Heaven Trailhead on the…
Fortson Mill Ghost Town
This morning my husband and I had to run down below (that’s what Darrington folks call going to town). On the way I wanted to stop at Fortson to get some photos to accompany the story I’m about to tell you. The history of a town that could have made it, but didn’t. As we…
Melmont Ghost Town
Melmont was a coal mining town established in 1900 near Mount Rainier. It flourished for a short period of time and disappeared completely in the 1920s. The demise of the town was due to a decline in coal prices. I have seen a few stories online about Melmont that reference a crime that occured in…
Melmont Ghost Town
Melmont was a coal mining town established in 1900 near Mount Rainier. It flourished for a short period of time and disappeared completely in the 1920s. The demise of the town was due to a decline in coal prices. I have seen a few stories online about Melmont that reference a crime that occured in…
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