That's the same year of the Blizzard that hit the rest of the Midwest. My Grandpa opened the last leg of the Scobee Trail coming west from Minisota into what's known as Minot, ND. he met my grandmother and her family during that time my father was born in 1925, and my grandfather died in 1968, just four days after his 77th birthday. His Headstone has the memorial of him being a Pioneer, my grandmother was an Immigrant from old Prussia. I'd only heard stories about this as that storm did an awful lot of damage. From Washington all the way over to Wisconsin as I was told. Sad but true that tragedy brings about ways to prevent similar damage later.
I first visited the Wellington site in the early 1990s after having read about the Wellington Disaster in local history books. It isn't exactly right across the street from the Steven's Pass ski area. You have to travel the old Steven's Pass Highway several miles down into the valley, and then there's a trailhead parking area. It is an intriguing place to visit. There is still quite a bit of twisted steel down in the ravine between the rail grade and the creek below. It's a very somber feeling place, even during a sunny summer day, just knowing that 96 people lost their lives there.
Hiking the area in the late 70s, you could hike thru the snowsheds no problem. Hiking the slope and valley, one could find bits and pieces of old bent-up iron debris while getting buzzed by an eastbound fighter jet out of Whidbey Island Naval Air Base. Fun times. Fun times indeed!
That's the same year of the Blizzard that hit the rest of the Midwest. My Grandpa opened the last leg of the Scobee Trail coming west from Minisota into what's known as Minot, ND. he met my grandmother and her family during that time my father was born in 1925, and my grandfather died in 1968, just four days after his 77th birthday. His Headstone has the memorial of him being a Pioneer, my grandmother was an Immigrant from old Prussia. I'd only heard stories about this as that storm did an awful lot of damage. From Washington all the way over to Wisconsin as I was told. Sad but true that tragedy brings about ways to prevent similar damage later.
"i stumbled across this by accident". no you didn't. it's a well known hiking trail.
😂😂 what a tool
Iron Goat Trail. Amazing place.
I first visited the Wellington site in the early 1990s after having read about the Wellington Disaster in local history books. It isn't exactly right across the street from the Steven's Pass ski area. You have to travel the old Steven's Pass Highway several miles down into the valley, and then there's a trailhead parking area. It is an intriguing place to visit. There is still quite a bit of twisted steel down in the ravine between the rail grade and the creek below. It's a very somber feeling place, even during a sunny summer day, just knowing that 96 people lost their lives there.
I was moved just hearing about it. I can imagine being there. We live in CdA, I put this on my playlist of places to visit.🙏🏻
Hiking the area in the late 70s, you could hike thru the snowsheds no problem. Hiking the slope and valley, one could find bits and pieces of old bent-up iron debris while getting buzzed by an eastbound fighter jet out of Whidbey Island Naval Air Base. Fun times. Fun times indeed!
It's still fun. I absolutely love the Iron Goat Trail.
Wow, climate change has been around that long!
Never been there don’t know where Steve pass is