Hi, so loved your video, im 72 years old my uncle was Hap Annen, his name is on some of the signs in monte cristo. Hap hill and hap campground named after him. He mapped much of the area for the state of Washington and was instrumental in getting pilchuck ski area started. His works are in university of Washington library. I inherited all of his pictures from the early 50s of monte cristo when town was still inhabited. Him and my dad worked together on most of these projects and in preserving the town but he passed away in 65 and and since has gone into ruins. I have no children and dont know what to do with all my pictures of the town.
Wow, Layne, that is amazing! I bet you got to hear some really fascinating stories growing up with your uncle and father having gotten to experience something of the area most have since forgotten! I am thinking those pictures should be in a museum - it would be really great for everyone to get to see them. I know Granite Falls has a historical museum and Everett does too I believe. There is also a Monte Cristo Preservation Association, and their website is here: mcpa.us. They don't have a museum site that I know of though - they are more about preserving the trail and town as much as possible. I don't know what area you are residing in now, but I'll see if I can make a trip to the Granite Falls & Everett museums soon and see if either look like they would have a good space for those photos. It would be really neat even if copies could be made and maybe some young person could do an Eagle Scout project and put some of the pictures of the town and what it looked like in some kind of display in Monte Cristo itself. Thank you so much for watching and commenting on my video! The whole Monte Cristo area is just such a gorgeous place.
@@HikerT Yes some stuff about my uncle Hap is in the granite falls museum. As a child in the 60s Hap, his real name was Harold, came over often and we watched slide pictures of all they were doing in monte cristo and pilchuck. My dad actually manned the fire lookout 2 seasons on glacier peak. Hap was nicknamed Happy because he was always happy. Him and dad were very big on the outdoors. I used to do alot of backpacking with them but of course too old now. I Definitely need to do something with uncle Harold's pictures. I think your right, I need to give them to the museum. Like I said, Harold mapped alot of the area for state of wa and most of his works are in university of wa library, but I have all his pictures. Thank you again for the wonderful video, it brought alot of great memories to me.
@@HikerT Uncle Harold lived in Everett, I actually still know the address! I lived in Snohomish for 30 years but moved to Puyallup in 2005 where I now reside. I will contact that preservation site you gave me. I've even got pictures of the trains up there!!
@@layneannen I will be super excited to see these photos in the museum! My family didn't get a TV when I was growing up, so a lot of our family weekends were spent watching home slide shows also. ☺
@@layneannen Hi! I was just at the Granite Falls Historical Museum today to take a look at what they had on Robe Canyon before I did a hike there, and mentioned your photos and they were so excited. They just got a model of the Monte Cristo end of the railroad that someone had put together and donated after they passed I guess, so they are in the process of putting together a whole room on Monte Cristo. They said if you wanted to provide any of the photos to them they would absolutely love it. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help. I'm happy to pick up/deliver/etc. My personal email is lionessmoon@yahoo.com.
I loved the video I continue to hike there every summer since I was in high school and before that with my family. Next time you go hike to the campsite above the town entrance then follow towards glacier basin on the upper road. You will find a memorial to my oldest son Dr Matthew Grindy a bench and marker are there to rest and enjoy the elevated view of monte cristo. Scott.
It is one of the most beautiful places on earth in my opinion. When I go I always daydream that I live in one of those cabins : ) I usually camp right by the road I think you're talking about- the one that goes up from the backcountry campsite area? The only place to pitch a tent that isn't under the big trees is right next to that gravel road and I wondered where it went. I will definitely travel up that road next time and visit your son's memorial.
Wow! Not only did you help me with this mystery, but I was looking at photos of the donkey boilers and learning about how they were used for mining and logging, and saw that often steam donkeys were mounted to a couple parallel logs. I had seen this on the Goat Lake Trail and had no idea what those logs previously supported - I bet anything it was a steam donkey.
Lots of equipment still in the mines up there yet too. I moved from Everett Seattle to work in San Francisco and really miss the nw. I hike in July to monte. If my damaged knee and quad are able.
Till I was 21 your could drive a car all around the trail roads and bridges then the big snow and slide occurred causing a major slide destroying many of the car bridges
I wondered if it was one/a few big slides or just regular flooding that took the roads out. It's nice to have them to walk on, but sad for the people that used to go up there and especially those with property still up there. I think maybe they can use some of the road again from a different entrance after that super fund clean up. I've only seen someone driving there once though.
The mine to market road is good just a bad slide to climb over. When my son was in chemo treatment all he could do is to dream of our hikes up there so he asked me to place him there for him and family to visit
The new road is now closed to vehicles but skips the river crossing. It starts down by the mountain loop bridge past the river. It was the mine to market road originally
I snowshoed in around the late 70s at the little bridge cross into the town the avalanche had ice rocks and snow 50 plus feet deep above bridge level all from glacier basin.
Hi Daryl - thank you for watching! Cool to know who built them and when exactly. It's always a little confusing what everything was used for since the townsite had so much going on. I sure wish I could rent one of those today. There is a cabin that stands off by itself along the river bank that I always imagine staying in - what an incredible view in every direction.
@@HikerT If it's the cabin just down stream from the town-site, that would be the old Thompson cabin, now owned by one of the Chris Toon's Daughters. If it's the old shack near the creek in the town-site, that's the old John Trimble cabin. I was married in front of it and spent my wedding night there in 1992. It was in much better shape then and John let us spend the night there.
@@daryljacobson7462 It's the old shack near the creek in the town-site. How cool! So awesome that you were married in front of it. Maybe that's part of what gives it such good vibes. ☺
That looks like a really great hike. I haven’t been to Monte Cristo yet but it’s been on my list for a few years. I can see where that brushy part of the trail could be frustrating and a bit dangerous. Thanks for sharing this hike.
Monte Cristo is one of my favorite back country camping places (you have to bring your own water though because the water there is potentially still contaminated). A pretty busy trail up to that town and then the trails that go in further - you have them almost to yourself, which is wonderful. A truly rugged and beautiful area. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!
@@HikerT I’m definitely going to get out there this year. I’ll try to bring enough water but in case I run out I’ll bring my Grayl that will hopefully filter out most of the nasties. I definitely don’t want mining waste water but maybe I can find some that looks decent with winter melting off.
Hi, so loved your video, im 72 years old my uncle was Hap Annen, his name is on some of the signs in monte cristo. Hap hill and hap campground named after him. He mapped much of the area for the state of Washington and was instrumental in getting pilchuck ski area started. His works are in university of Washington library. I inherited all of his pictures from the early 50s of monte cristo when town was still inhabited. Him and my dad worked together on most of these projects and in preserving the town but he passed away in 65 and and since has gone into ruins. I have no children and dont know what to do with all my pictures of the town.
Wow, Layne, that is amazing! I bet you got to hear some really fascinating stories growing up with your uncle and father having gotten to experience something of the area most have since forgotten! I am thinking those pictures should be in a museum - it would be really great for everyone to get to see them. I know Granite Falls has a historical museum and Everett does too I believe. There is also a Monte Cristo Preservation Association, and their website is here: mcpa.us. They don't have a museum site that I know of though - they are more about preserving the trail and town as much as possible. I don't know what area you are residing in now, but I'll see if I can make a trip to the Granite Falls & Everett museums soon and see if either look like they would have a good space for those photos. It would be really neat even if copies could be made and maybe some young person could do an Eagle Scout project and put some of the pictures of the town and what it looked like in some kind of display in Monte Cristo itself.
Thank you so much for watching and commenting on my video! The whole Monte Cristo area is just such a gorgeous place.
@@HikerT Yes some stuff about my uncle Hap is in the granite falls museum. As a child in the 60s Hap, his real name was Harold, came over often and we watched slide pictures of all they were doing in monte cristo and pilchuck. My dad actually manned the fire lookout 2 seasons on glacier peak. Hap was nicknamed Happy because he was always happy. Him and dad were very big on the outdoors. I used to do alot of backpacking with them but of course too old now. I Definitely need to do something with uncle Harold's pictures. I think your right, I need to give them to the museum. Like I said, Harold mapped alot of the area for state of wa and most of his works are in university of wa library, but I have all his pictures. Thank you again for the wonderful video, it brought alot of great memories to me.
@@HikerT Uncle Harold lived in Everett, I actually still know the address! I lived in Snohomish for 30 years but moved to Puyallup in 2005 where I now reside. I will contact that preservation site you gave me. I've even got pictures of the trains up there!!
@@layneannen I will be super excited to see these photos in the museum! My family didn't get a TV when I was growing up, so a lot of our family weekends were spent watching home slide shows also. ☺
@@layneannen Hi! I was just at the Granite Falls Historical Museum today to take a look at what they had on Robe Canyon before I did a hike there, and mentioned your photos and they were so excited. They just got a model of the Monte Cristo end of the railroad that someone had put together and donated after they passed I guess, so they are in the process of putting together a whole room on Monte Cristo. They said if you wanted to provide any of the photos to them they would absolutely love it. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help. I'm happy to pick up/deliver/etc. My personal email is lionessmoon@yahoo.com.
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I loved the video I continue to hike there every summer since I was in high school and before that with my family.
Next time you go hike to the campsite above the town entrance then follow towards glacier basin on the upper road. You will find a memorial to my oldest son Dr Matthew Grindy a bench and marker are there to rest and enjoy the elevated view of monte cristo. Scott.
It is one of the most beautiful places on earth in my opinion. When I go I always daydream that I live in one of those cabins : ) I usually camp right by the road I think you're talking about- the one that goes up from the backcountry campsite area? The only place to pitch a tent that isn't under the big trees is right next to that gravel road and I wondered where it went. I will definitely travel up that road next time and visit your son's memorial.
I sat on that bench ...
Gorgeous scenery as always and nice job on your nature and history commentary as always T! 🔥
Great video! We were just there last weekend so really enjoyed re-living the trail without the hard work :)
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it!
The metal object in the water at glacier was part of donkey boiler which used steam to creat e water pressure aka a pump
Thank you so much! I didn't think I'd ever find out what that was! : )
Wow! Not only did you help me with this mystery, but I was looking at photos of the donkey boilers and learning about how they were used for mining and logging, and saw that often steam donkeys were mounted to a couple parallel logs. I had seen this on the Goat Lake Trail and had no idea what those logs previously supported - I bet anything it was a steam donkey.
Lots of equipment still in the mines up there yet too. I moved from Everett Seattle to work in San Francisco and really miss the nw. I hike in July to monte. If my damaged knee and quad are able.
I think that object in the creek was a water bell, used to lift water from the creek up to the New Discovery mine up the hill from it.
Till I was 21 your could drive a car all around the trail roads and bridges then the big snow and slide occurred causing a major slide destroying many of the car bridges
I wondered if it was one/a few big slides or just regular flooding that took the roads out. It's nice to have them to walk on, but sad for the people that used to go up there and especially those with property still up there. I think maybe they can use some of the road again from a different entrance after that super fund clean up. I've only seen someone driving there once though.
The mine to market road is good just a bad slide to climb over. When my son was in chemo treatment all he could do is to dream of our hikes up there so he asked me to place him there for him and family to visit
The new road is now closed to vehicles but skips the river crossing. It starts down by the mountain loop bridge past the river. It was the mine to market road originally
I snowshoed in around the late 70s at the little bridge cross into the town the avalanche had ice rocks and snow 50 plus feet deep above bridge level all from glacier basin.
@@scottgrindy5769 I'm so sorry for your loss. What an amazing place to rest.
I just did the hike last weekend. It is beautiful
I'm so glad you got up there and enjoyed it! It really is such a beautiful, rugged area. ☺
Nice job on the video. Thank you. The cabins in the lower town-site were built by Del Wilkey in the early 1950s. as rental cabins.
Hi Daryl - thank you for watching! Cool to know who built them and when exactly. It's always a little confusing what everything was used for since the townsite had so much going on. I sure wish I could rent one of those today. There is a cabin that stands off by itself along the river bank that I always imagine staying in - what an incredible view in every direction.
@@HikerT If it's the cabin just down stream from the town-site, that would be the old Thompson cabin, now owned by one of the Chris Toon's Daughters. If it's the old shack near the creek in the town-site, that's the old John Trimble cabin. I was married in front of it and spent my wedding night there in 1992. It was in much better shape then and John let us spend the night there.
@@daryljacobson7462 It's the old shack near the creek in the town-site. How cool! So awesome that you were married in front of it. Maybe that's part of what gives it such good vibes. ☺
That looks like a really great hike. I haven’t been to Monte Cristo yet but it’s been on my list for a few years. I can see where that brushy part of the trail could be frustrating and a bit dangerous. Thanks for sharing this hike.
Monte Cristo is one of my favorite back country camping places (you have to bring your own water though because the water there is potentially still contaminated). A pretty busy trail up to that town and then the trails that go in further - you have them almost to yourself, which is wonderful. A truly rugged and beautiful area. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!
@@HikerT I’m definitely going to get out there this year. I’ll try to bring enough water but in case I run out I’ll bring my Grayl that will hopefully filter out most of the nasties. I definitely don’t want mining waste water but maybe I can find some that looks decent with winter melting off.