Historical aerial photos

[Aerosled]

More hints needed?

The road in the old aerial photo is still used today and maintains the same alignment.

The area was heavily clear cut in the 1960s. That may not be evident to someone driving or snowmobiling on the road today but is quite evident from a modern aerial view.

It is between the Yakima Indian reservation and the White pass Highway.

 

[summ8rmk]

Those lakes dry up.

I ride there every year except for maybe last year. Not enough snow.
There is a small snow park at the beginning of that road and a large snow park for that road across the street back in the trees.

 

[summ8rmk]

It's Cold Creek rd!

GS6

 

[Aerosled]

It's Cold Creek rd!

GS6

Correct. You can also see the bottom of Blue Slide and the South Fork of the Tieton in the lower right hand corner of the photo.

PineGrass Ridge 1949 and today Google Earth.


The Pinegrass Crearcut from Divide Ridge 1971.

 

[Aerosled]

This one is interesting.

 

[Aerosled]

Okay here's one more. Someone familiar with the Ahtanum should be able to answer this. Where in the aerial photo is the cabin located? If you know where it is and can interpret the old photo you can actually zoom in and see it there in 1949.

Here's the Historical Aerial Photo project web site if you want to download the original photo to your computer and zoom in closer. http://www.gis.cwu.edu/geog/historical_airphotos/

 

[summ8rmk]

Hard not to recognize that little midget cabin



Klickitat!
GS6

 

[Aerosled]

Hard not to recognize that little midget cabin



Klickitat!
GS6

Correct, The cabin is in klickitat Meadows. Now the real test: Can anyone identify on the Old Aerial photo that spot in klickitat Meadows where the cabin is?

March 1990

 

[summ8rmk]

GS6

 

[Aerosled]

Yes, Google Earth is Heaven compared to old Aerial photos. Can anyone find that spot on the old photo?

 

[summ8rmk]

I can't draw on ur picture (thanks to US Cellular) but here is a pin on Google earth of nearly identical pic.

Yes, Google gave me driving directions from my house, 1hr 56min is a bit optimistic.
GS6

 

[Aerosled]

Okay, can you crop in to that location on the aerial Photo?


Edit: The photos I upload to the forum get reduced so cropping just makes a blurry picture. Anyhow, just curious to see if people can interpret the old photos without the aid of google earth.

 

[Aerosled]

Here's the two cabins...Both still standing right in the center of these zoomed in sections of the 1949 photo. These are from the original photo I downloaded to my computer. It's not google earth quality but very interesting to compare the changes in timber, road building etc.

 

[Aerosled]

I think I will be locked out of viewing posts in this thread after #100. Wanted to post these first. A little bit of history somewhere in the Ahtanum.