History question

[johndavidjr]

Was there ever a bridge at what is now Queets Trailhed?

 

sorry if this is too off-topic, but have been curious about this as my girlfriend burned my copy of R. Woods some years ago. There are a couple of former homesteads beyond the trailhed & a Web site on Queets River History says the road up the valley was built in 1920s. No bridge mentioned. It did mention a primative cable car crossing at Smiths site.

[forrest_m]

sorry, i have absolutely no idea about your question, but i thought this was too good to pass without comment:

 

my girlfriend burned my copy of R. Woods some years ago.

 

what's the story? she get tired of you heading off to the mountains every weekend?

[sobo]

Ya know, that was the same thing that interested me about this post, too.

[ivan]

the answer is charlamagne in 800 A.D.!

 

oh, wait, i just read the subject-line...

[sobo]

the answer is charlamagne in 800 A.D.!

 

oh, wait, i just read the subject-line...

 

Pffft! You have to answer in the form of a question.

 

The correct question is: Who was crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire on Christmas Day of what year?

[ivan]

a fellow carolingian? an alcolyte of professor t.f.x. noble perhaps?

[sobo]

Naah, just finished a "lectures on tape" series from Great Courses about the Low Middle Ages (~700 AD to ~1000 AD). Just started the High Middle Ages course yesterday.

[tread_tramp]

from Trail Country by R Wood, publishednin 1968, p.219: ...The Queets River trail follows the river up the valley about fifteen miles to Pelton Creek Shelter. Because the road lies on the south bank, the river must be waded to reach the trail, on the north side. Boots with non-skid soles should be worn, for the current is swift, the water cold, and the bottom of tne river covered with slippery rocks. The crossing is plainly marked at a place near the end of the road where, in late summer, the water is shallow. In other seasons, however, the river is deep and swift, and the crossing treacherous.

[Fairweather]

Was there ever a bridge at what is now Queets Trailhed?

 

sorry if this is too off-topic, but have been curious about this as my girlfriend burned my copy of R. Woods some years ago. There are a couple of former homesteads beyond the trailhed & a Web site on Queets River History says the road up the valley was built in 1920s. No bridge mentioned. It did mention a primative cable car crossing at Smiths site.

 

In another thread you claimed that this bridge once existed as fact to make your case against traditional access. Now you ask others to do the research you presented earlier as truth??

 

I see a pattern developing here....

[JoshK]

Oh god! It's an olympic peninsula access conspiracy and coverup!

[johndavidjr]

I'm uncertain. I have self doubt. I am able to modify my understanding of history by inquiry and by seeking the assitance of others who may be better informed. Queets may have been a sore point among NW republicans (the few) of 60 years ago, when FDR took the place over-- of this much I am fairly certain...... but I wasn't there at the time, & you can't trust the media--- blabla..but I do think QUeets is a fascinating place.

[gapertimmy]

This belongs in THE NEW OLYMPICS ACCESS BATTLECAGE FAIRWEATHER VS JOHNDAVIDJR FORUM

[Fairweather]

A simple, "I was wrong" or "I made it up" will suffice. What's with this FDR, Republican 1930's babble anyhow?? Are you sure you're a writer? Are you even capable of staying on topic? Has that New Jersey salsa gummed up your synapses?

[johndavidjr]

Post by Gapertimmy is right. My post is a bit trollish & I shall limit future postings to those with direct climbing relevance. Am still interested in question, but will attempt to answer through more sensible means.