Historical aerial photos

[Aerosled]

How good are your aerial photo interpretation skills without modern landmarks like roads, and clear cuts or GPS coordinates? I'll start with an easy one. If there is any interest in these I'll post some more. First someone has to identify this area. Taken July, 1949. Somewhere on the east slopes of the Washington cascades.

Edit: I see I gave away the location on this one. If i post more I'll fix that.

 

[Aerosled]

The West siders seem to like this spot for an early season road ride.

 

[Uncle si]

The West siders seem to like this spot for an early season road ride.

Kecheelas ridge, south and east of the gold creek snow park.

 

[elkhunt]

Rimrock lake

The first one is Rimrock lake in Yakima county. If you look sharp you can see the landing strip at the end of the inlet.

 

[Aerosled]

Kecheelas ridge, south and east of the gold creek snow park.

Correct. The Microwave tower now stands just south of that little llake about 1/3 up on the right edge of the photo.

 

[Aerosled]

The first one is Rimrock lake in Yakima county. If you look sharp you can see the landing strip at the end of the inlet.

Correct. I thought that was the airstrip in the photo too. I did some research and found that the airstrip wasn't constructed until 1952. What looks like the airstrip in the photo is actully the mud flats just north of the where the airstrip is now. On google earth you can see the timber was cleared just south of that to build the airstrip.

You can click on the photos to zoom in.

 

[Aerosled]

This is a popular snowmobiling area and if you are a jeeper, especially from Yakima, you will have been all over it in a jeep too.

 

[summ8rmk]

Lake manastash.
Funny rocks/ moon rocks

I have ridden my snowmobile down to the lake from funny rocks. Its tight and steep through them trees. Also there is a bench at the east end of the lake.


GS6

 

[Aerosled]

Lake manastash.
Funny rocks/ moon rocks

I have ridden my snowmobile down to the lake from funny rocks. Its tight and steep through them trees. Also there is a bench at the east end of the lake.

Correct. I've looked at it few times but too chicken to ride down to the lake.

 

[Aerosled]

This area has been heavily logged sense the photo was taken. Both snowmobile and jeep trails and a popular "Dinner ride" run through it.

 

[volcano buster]

Send me the stereo pair so I can really check them out.

 

[Aerosled]

Send me the stereo pair so I can really check them out.

Here you go.

 

[Snodawg]

This area has been heavily logged sense the photo was taken. Both snowmobile and jeep trails and a popular "Dinner ride" run through it.

I would say that is the "Greenwater" area. Pyramid Pass, Naches Trail.

 

[Aerosled]

I would say that is the "Greenwater" area. Pyramid Pass, Naches Trail.

Nope. The "Dinner Ride" snowmobiles that come through here are probably most often from Cle Elum.

 

[summ8rmk]

Here you go.

That is milk lake.
I was not aware of a dinner ride.
A few years ago someone left a camper up there and it was flipped upside down.

GS6

 

[Aerosled]

That is milk lake.
I was not aware of a dinner ride.
A few years ago someone left a camper up there and it was flipped upside down.
GS6

Correct. That is Milk Lake. Devils Slide is in the lower half of the photo. I think they ride from Cle Elum to Whistling Jacks for dinner. Through tripod Flat up to the Summit Spring jeep trail then either down through Milk lake or across the top of Devils Slide.

Devils Slide

 

[Aerosled]

The hint for this one is "Nothing In Life Is Free"

 

[Aerosled]

Someone from Yakima should know this area.

 

[summ8rmk]

Someone from Yakima should know this area.

I don't want to answer all of ur pics but i will give a hint to my buddies, i ride my snowmobile here every weekend and i have ridden every month on the calander, yes even in August. Well, my August ride was just to the left of this pic.

GS6

 

[summ8rmk]

Come on guy's, 94 fordguy just posted a video of his ride up there on friday.

GS6