Historic Hood River
Red Hill Burn
8-26-2015
Notes
This 1952 Alva Day image shows the ghost forest remaining from an earlier burn. From the size of the saplings I’ll guess the fire was about 5 years earlier. Can anyone offer a more accurate account?
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Charlott
I do remember when that all burned. I know there was a massive re-foresting of that area. Red Hill is a place that the Crag Rats used to go to measure snow for water content.
Kenn
Apparently no salvage of burned timber in the 1950’s.
L.E.
There are probably a lot of things we will never understand about forest fires.
A destructive cleanser??
L.E.
Uhmmmm Arthur, I really don’t mind looking at HHR photos more than once. I always learn something new.
Especially when Tom Kloster adds information.
https://www.hoodriverhistorymuseum.org?showimage=528
Tom Kloster
A welcome repeat for me, Arthur! I’ve dated that burn to sometime before the early 1930s, based on USFS lookout panoramas taken 1931-34. The Cooper Spur panoramas clearly show a burn extending from Red Hill east to Perry Lake (and beyond). Thanks for (re)posting!
Arthur
I’ve been wondering when I would repeat a photo accidentally. Once in 4 1/2 years isn’t so bad! Unfortunately my content management system doesn’t note duplicates, so I have to depend on my memory.