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Between Goble and Rainier, 1920
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"This .7 mile-long piece of the old highway hugs the cliff, skirting a marshy area which lies between it and Highway 30. At this end [south], piles of dirt keep out all but walkers, and they are quickly discouraged by fallen trees, stinging nettles, and mud nasty enough to suck the shoes from their feet. [The north end] ...is clear and features a great little cascade. A gate crosses the road where it joins today's Highway 30."
"This .7 mile-long piece of the old highway hugs the cliff, skirting a marshy area which lies between it and Highway 30. At this end [south], piles of dirt keep out all but walkers, and they are quickly discouraged by fallen trees, stinging nettles, and mud nasty enough to suck the shoes from their feet. [The north end] ...is clear and features a great little cascade. A gate crosses the road where it joins today's Highway 30."
Taylor 68
Green: Maintained - This is in great shape, well maintained. Gated.Yellow: Essentially Destroyed
.71 (approx.) mile mostly abandoned fragment near the old Trojan plant (V.008)Google Earth Imagery Date: June 18, 2021
.71 (approx.) mile mostly abandoned fragment near the old Trojan plant (V.008)Google Earth Imagery Date: June 18, 2021
Detail: USGS - 1921 (HTMC 1921 ed.) - Kalama, WA quadrangle - 1:62,500 https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#15/46.0313/-122.8960
Detail: Ida C. Welter Property
Page 010 - Township 6 N. Range 2 W., Trojan, NeerITEM #US1363078From Columbia County 1928, OregonPublished by Metsker Maps in 1928http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/1363078/Page+010+++Township+6+N++Range+2+W+++Trojan++Neer+City++Goble++Reuben++Tide+Creek++Charlton/Columbia+County+1928/Oregon/
Detail: USGS - 1953 (HTMC 1955 ed.) - Rainier, OR - 1:24,000 https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#15/46.0313/-122.8960
North end of the Welter Fragment diverging from modern US 30Google Street View Imagery Date: July 2018
Looikng to modern US 30 from the Welter Fragment, westboundPhoto by A. F. Litt, August 3, 2022
Gate at the north end of the Welter FragmentPhoto by A. F. Litt, August 3, 2022
Welter Fragment, westbound, looking toward the gate and modern US 30Photo by A. F. Litt, August 3, 2022
Thinking about this spot for the last couple days, I am wondering if this is where the Welter home was? The 1951 USGS map does mark a structure in this area. In 2022, it is a nice, park-like spot and appears to be maintained, with the grass being mowed, at least, offering some nice views to the south over at the side of the hill. - A. F. Litt, November 22, 2022
"Viewpoint"Photo by A. F. Litt, August 3, 2022
"Viewpoint"Photo by A. F. Litt, August 3, 2022
The 1953 USGS map shows a structure right across from the cemetery, and one sort of in the location of this clearing... - A. F. Litt, November 22, 2022
Detail: USGS - 1953 (HTMC 1955 ed.) - Rainier, OR - 1:24,000 https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#15/46.0313/-122.8960
Detail: USGS - 1953 (HTMC 1955 ed.) - Rainier, OR - 1:24,000 https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#15/46.0313/-122.8960
Concrete something at the "Viewpoint"Photo by A. F. Litt, August 3, 2022
Another concrete something at the "Viewpoint"Photo by A. F. Litt, August 3, 2022
Sternwheeler on the Columbia from the "Viewpoint"Photo by A. F. Litt, August 3, 2022
Descending to the cemeteryPhoto by A. F. Litt, August 3, 2022
Approaching the Welter Cemetery
Photo by Michelle Rau, January 2019https://www.google.com/maps/place/Welter+Cemetery/@46.0326478,-122.893578,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipOh31LCVIffDvl86iBF7te0jnQrA3T8vTy1pTan!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipOh31LCVIffDvl86iBF7te0jnQrA3T8vTy1pTan%3Dw203-h152-k-no!7i2048!8i1536!4m7!3m6!1s0x0:0x687060a36153b943!8m2!3d46.0326478!4d-122.893578!14m1!1BCgIgAQ
Cemetery signPhoto by A. F. Litt, August 3, 2022
"East end of what was Welter family land on old highway"
Taylor, Michael C. Road of Difficulties: Building the Lower Columbia River Highway. Wallowa, Oregon: Bear Creek Press. 2008. 68.
Taylor, Michael C. Road of Difficulties: Building the Lower Columbia River Highway. Wallowa, Oregon: Bear Creek Press. 2008. 68.
Between Goble and Rainier, 1920
ODOT Photohttps://pamplinmedia.com/scs/83-news/266928-140763-one-hundred-years-of-highwayhttps://wildcolumbia.org/2020/12/20/old-highway-30-and-little-jack-falls
ODOT Photohttps://pamplinmedia.com/scs/83-news/266928-140763-one-hundred-years-of-highwayhttps://wildcolumbia.org/2020/12/20/old-highway-30-and-little-jack-falls
Neer Creek Bridge, West SidePhoto by A. F. Litt, August 3, 2022
"I like this little bridge rather than the culverts that are installed nowadays." - Mark Buffington, April 4, 2020
Neer Creek Bridge, East Side
Photo by Mark BuffingtonPosted to Past and Present Views Along the Columbia River Highway on April 4, 2020https://www.facebook.com/groups/483015922488601/permalink/689422465181278 Accessed: November 4, 2022
Neer Creek Bridge, East Side
Photo by Mark BuffingtonPosted to Past and Present Views Along the Columbia River Highway on April 4, 2020https://www.facebook.com/groups/483015922488601/permalink/689422465181278 Accessed: November 4, 2022
Past and Present Views Along the Columbia River Highway
Past and Present Views Along the Columbia River Highway
Jenn Shaw, April 5, 2020:
Jenn Shaw, April 5, 2020:
I walked over that bridge myself yesterday! ... I walk these old areas and the curiosity overwhelms my soul. What these places used to be, the history and beauty of it. I hope some before pics can be found.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/483015922488601/permalink/689422465181278 Accessed: November 21, 2022
Neer Creek Bridge and FallsPhoto by A. F. Litt, August 3, 2022
Small waterfall on Neer CreekPhoto by A. F. Litt, August 3, 2022
Jonathan, 4-H outing to Trojan Park and Welter Cemetery, Wild Columbia County, April 27, 2021
Jonathan, 4-H outing to Trojan Park and Welter Cemetery, Wild Columbia County, April 27, 2021
It was notable that we found amphibians on land but not the sensitive stream amphibians such as Coastal Giant Salamanders, Columbia Torrent Salamanders, and Coast Tailed Frogs. Despite the stream’s beauty, there was a lot of mud and sediment in its flow. I explained to the group that the extra sediment was likely a result of development and logging in the hills above the stream, and made it difficult for stream amphibians to survive.
https://wildcolumbia.org/2021/04/27/4-h-outing-to-trojan-park-and-welter-cemetery Accessed: November 21, 2022
A little more water at the Neer Creek waterfall
Photo by Michelle Rau, January 2019https://www.google.com/maps/place/Welter+Cemetery/@46.0326478,-122.893578,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipPxO1SA3jtTXO0x_qEeylvZoumJT1Lo7nq-A3EY!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPxO1SA3jtTXO0x_qEeylvZoumJT1Lo7nq-A3EY%3Dw203-h270-k-no!7i1512!8i2016!4m7!3m6!1s0x0:0x687060a36153b943!8m2!3d46.0326478!4d-122.893578!14m1!1BCgIgAQ
Photo by Michelle Rau, January 2019https://www.google.com/maps/place/Welter+Cemetery/@46.0326478,-122.893578,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipPxO1SA3jtTXO0x_qEeylvZoumJT1Lo7nq-A3EY!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPxO1SA3jtTXO0x_qEeylvZoumJT1Lo7nq-A3EY%3Dw203-h270-k-no!7i1512!8i2016!4m7!3m6!1s0x0:0x687060a36153b943!8m2!3d46.0326478!4d-122.893578!14m1!1BCgIgAQ
Past the end of the Welter Property, the condition of the old highway quickly deterioratesPhoto by A. F. Litt, August 3, 2022
"A snow, ivy and tree-covered section of old US-30/Lower Columbia River Highway near Welter Cemetery, Neer Creek and Trojan Park, just north of Goble."
Photo by Jonathan Ledbetter, January 2, 2022https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10100737958257708&set=gm.1102968050493382&idorvanity=483015922488601 Accessed: November 21, 2022
Photo by Jonathan Ledbetter, January 2, 2022https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10100737958257708&set=gm.1102968050493382&idorvanity=483015922488601 Accessed: November 21, 2022
A. F. Litt, March 27, 2020
A. F. Litt, March 27, 2020
Eastbound, past the cemetery and waterfall, this is the most destroyed abandoned fragment that I have found so far! Slide after slide has buried much of the old highway along this stretch.
However, there is old pavement under there... Often, very far under there. I debated whether or not marking this in red instead of yellow, but the old pavement is still out there, so...
Hopefully my photos from 2014 turn up. I really don't look forward to making this bushwhack again!
Detail: Lower Columbia River Highway in the Prescott Point area between St. Helens and Rainier
Taylor, Michael C. Road of Difficulties: Building the Lower Columbia River Highway. Wallowa, Oregon: Bear Creek Press. 2008. 58.
Taylor, Michael C. Road of Difficulties: Building the Lower Columbia River Highway. Wallowa, Oregon: Bear Creek Press. 2008. 58.
In the lidar image below, the flat square of the cemetery is visible on the west side of the old highway on its north end, and the large landslide is visible on the southern, abandoned section of the fragment. This is a muddy, bushy, thorny nightmare to traverse on foot.
In the lidar image below, the flat square of the cemetery is visible on the west side of the old highway on its north end, and the large landslide is visible on the southern, abandoned section of the fragment. This is a muddy, bushy, thorny nightmare to traverse on foot.
Lidar image of a massive landslide burying the old highway on the unmaintained section of the Welter Fragmenthttps://gis.dogami.oregon.gov/maps/lidarviewer
A. F. Litt, November 23, 2022
A. F. Litt, November 23, 2022
Looking at the lidar images above of the unmaintained section, I find myself wondering if my memories from March 2014 are a bit exaggerated. Perhaps, a bit, on the number of BIG slides, though I do remember that 400-foot plus one well (it's tall, too!). However, mostly I remember following a vague deer trail through wet and cold brush and a lot of deep mud.
What I do remember is a lot of smaller washes and slides over the old road. Where the big slide was something like 20 to 40-feet in height, the smaller ones were only a few feet deep, over and under a tremendous amount of duff.
I do want to get back there this winter, and am rather looking forward to it, unlike what I wrote above back in 2020. Hopefully after a mid-winter dry spell!
Looking across the swamp from the modern highway toward the old highwayGoogle Street View: July 2018
South end of the Welter Fragment, Westbound View
Google Street View Imagery Date: July 2018
South end of the Welter Fragment merging with modern US 30Google Street View Imagery Date: July 2018
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