Eventually we made it to the top of Ingalls Pass. What a view!
Jackie quickly found a lunch spot.
We lingered a long time for lunch. Just before we got back to the parking lot, we stopped to enjoy some water falls.
After two days of big hikes, we chose to spend our third day with the group on a guided tour of Roslyn, an old coal town.
Roslyn, Washington was a coal mining town located at the eastern base of the Cascade Mountains. The first commercial
operations in Roslyn were initiated in 1886 by Logan M. Bullet, Vice President of the Northern Pacific Coal Company, (a
subsidiary of the Northern Pacific Railroad). The last coal mine in the area shut down in 1963. Most of the employees were
immigrants, from a variety of countries, such as Italy, Poland, Germany, Lithuania, Slovenia, Scotland, Serbia, Croatia,
England, and Ireland. The town is also well known for the TV series Northern Exposure which was filmed here.
Note that all the vehicles on the main street are pick ups!
operations in Roslyn were initiated in 1886 by Logan M. Bullet, Vice President of the Northern Pacific Coal Company, (a
subsidiary of the Northern Pacific Railroad). The last coal mine in the area shut down in 1963. Most of the employees were
immigrants, from a variety of countries, such as Italy, Poland, Germany, Lithuania, Slovenia, Scotland, Serbia, Croatia,
England, and Ireland. The town is also well known for the TV series Northern Exposure which was filmed here.
Note that all the vehicles on the main street are pick ups!
A guided tour of the town had been arranged and it was top notch. The most interesting part of the tour was a visit to the
cemetery. Only a small portion of the cemetery is shown below. The cemetery was divided into many sections, each serving a
different religious or ethnic or fraternal group.
cemetery. Only a small portion of the cemetery is shown below. The cemetery was divided into many sections, each serving a
different religious or ethnic or fraternal group.
The tour concluded with a visit to the very old and historic Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, a very old building.
Below, a monument to the many miners who died mining in Roslyn. Had it not been for the discovery of bituminous coal in
Roslyn, the transcontinental railroads would have gone to Tacoma and Seattle would not exist as the entity it is today.
Roslyn, the transcontinental railroads would have gone to Tacoma and Seattle would not exist as the entity it is today.
We had a great time with the Port Ludlow hiking group and thank them for including us in this terrific event.
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