The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-08-17

gllnCed on MS wings as ne struch Ine
sunlight"
Tuesday, before proceeding to Reed
glacier the party explored Crater rock.
Mr. Weygandt climbed fors200 feet up
to the summit of the jagged point.
There he stood on surface two feet
square while Mr.. Donnerberg took his
picture.
The legionnaires spent Tuesday night
ut the edge of Paradise park on the
southwestern side of the peak. Here
they say the forest is dotted with
beautiful meadows, where acre ex-
panses of coloTful wild flowers are
blossoming. Where the night camp
was made the tracks of wild animals,
deer bear, wild cats and foxes, were
as plentiful as those made by domestic
animals in a barnyard. Mr.. Farrell,
historian on the mountain jaunt. who
took notes on the various points of in
terest, gathered % specimens of unus-
ual wild flowers.
"There were many other species.
says Mr.. Farrell but / only picked
such as were a novelty to US lowland
dwellers. Some of the flowers are
startling for their coloring. Others
have sweet perfume that fills the
highland atmosphere. They attract
humming birds and bees, and butter
flies may be seen migrating TO the
highland nectar-bearing blooms.
ITO me the mountain trip was the
most wonderful experience | have ever
had. The old peak and its environs OF
highland forests with their Towering
meadows certainly sold themselves to
me. Our trip has made me more ar
dent booster fer our annual climb, for
feel that every citizen of the nation
should be brought into closer contact
with the inspiring attractions, soon to
be made more available to the general
public by the Mount Hood Loop High
way. But the completion of the road
will result in no more than beginning
of development of this scenic asset OF
our state. We need to begin at once
to promote construction of trails around
| the entire base at the snowline, in or
der that recreationists may see the
glaciers and the fields of appealing
| flowers.
"We had numerous adventures on
our trip, and at times we were in some
danger. The closest call to an acci-
dent, however, occurred the last day
while we were on Coe glacier. Mr..
DonneIberg wanted to take picture
of crevasse. The wind had been
blowing somewhat. He asked Mr..
Shoemaker and me to hold to his coat
tails, in order to steady him should the
i gale resume itself with vigor. 1t was
| fortunate that we did. A sudden gale
hit us. We dropped to our knees az
| though by instinct. II was well that
we did, otherwise we might have beer
pitched bodily into the 100-foot depths
of the crevasse. If we hadn't been
holding Donnerberg he mihgt not have
noticed the sudden squall until too
late. We had to brace ourselves with
our alpenstocks to keep the wind from
pushing US over the icy precipice.
From Reed glacier the explorers
passed over to the glacier of the Sandy
river. The view from the snowfelds
here into the enormous clefts made by
the river were declared magnificent
They iourneyed up Sandy glacier and
crossed above Barrett Spur onto Ladd
glacier. The huge promontoTy on the
west side of the peak, the climbers de-
clare, is formed by an almost solid
rock, while Coopers Spur is made up of
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earth formation.
The surface of the Sandy. Ladd and
Coe glaciers. the latter between Ladd
and Eliot glaciers, is considerably
smoother than that of the others. The
legionnaires found many vantage points
for thrilling slides. Ski enthusiasts.
they say, would have an opportunity Of
excellent sport throughout the sum-
mer. At several places natural tobog.
gans are available. COlemans slide
and Seymour slide offer the recreation-
ist steep inclines several hundred feet
long, where sliding can be INDUCED in
safely.
All of the climbers returned with
extreme priase for Guide Weygandt.
They say he made possible safe trips
over the glacial fields, where an anna.
teur might have precipItated a tragedy
at any step. When the party was en-.
!. gagged in negotiating some unknown
and rough glacial field Mr.. Hoerleir
was always sent ahead, while the guide
held him with rope, TO form front
anchor. Guide Weygandt remained be-
J hind to form the rear anchor, and thus
, others of the party always had {
steady lifeline to hold to. Guide Wey.
! gandt performed some remarkable
J feats in negotiating several difficult
points in bringing up the rear without
} the aid of a rope.
Each of the climbers carried about
40 pounds Of baggage. The rationine
was worked out before the trip by Mr.
Farrell and Mr.. Hoerlein. Breakfasts
} consisted of bacon, rice. bread, butter
sugar, coffee and prunes. The rice anc
prunes we're put to soak the night be
? fore. For lunch the men had bread
butter, cheese. corn beef, chocolate
and raisins. For supper they ate ham
soup bread, butter. coffee and sugar.
) Wednesday morning. before any
other membersof the party noticed an,
) peculiarity of the atmosphere. Guide
E Weygandt remarked that they would
have to hurry their explorations al
7 soon as possible and leave the noun
: tain before afternoon was'well undei
: way. He remarked that a7stOrm woulC
break on the peak before the daY wal
5 over. He said the very feel Of the at
mosphere toldshim. of the coming OF
: storm.
"Soon," said Mr.. Farrell, ''his pre-
diction was fproven. While We wer'
on EltDL dldCatE We uoNllC4 a NN'ehol
phenomenon on the top Of the noun
E tain. IL was as though some giant OF
e the south side OF the peak was tosslnl
} over millions Of little feathers. Thi
E fog formation, caused BY tne mois
h warm air striking the cold peak, wa
E caught up by wind on the north sid'
r and tossed and twirled. The entir'
, whirling mass was shaped ike a hug
r bowl inverted over the top Of the peak
This farewell greeting impIesse'
b all Of US. 1t seemed as though the oil
= mountain, after the days Of calm tina
r has been given us. was really showinl
r Us bow dangerous she could be an
h how mighty.were the forces Of nstur
e there, once they were loosed. Our tri
h had been a great success, for We ha
l. come to this great mother of Orego
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