© Paul Anderson
© Paul Anderson
Friday, May 29, 2009
Waiting for Summer
© Paul Anderson
© Paul Anderson
The staff has been busy over the winter repainting our experienced boats and building a few new ones.
Loggers and Ross Lake
© Paul Anderson
© Paul Anderson
Walk around the resort and you will see underneath most of the cabins Red Cedar logs that are hundreds of years old. These "floats" were harvested by the original timber camp loggers when the dam was constructed and the lake began filling up.
The valley was steep walled and had very tricky terrain, so the only place to keep the crews was on floating camps that could be moved up and down the upper Skagit Valley as it filled with water.
Logging was necessary for the safety of the dam and for any visitors to the lake.
In the photos notice that one old tree is actually serving as a "nursery log" for another tree, something that is common in old growth forests but not so familiar in floating resorts!
2009 Season Opening
© Paul Anderson
Tom and his crew spent several days last week moving all of the cabins into the summer locations along the shore. Carol's flowers are growing, and the Adirondack chairs are set out in front of the cabins.
The new boats are just about built, and many of the experienced boats have a fresh coat of paint.
Everyone is looking forward to your arrival up here in the North Cascades on Ross Lake.
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