timberline lodge; a love story
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This book is Diamond Jubliee Edition, celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the lodge. Jon Tullis is the editor and spokesperson for the book.TRANSCRIPT
T i m b e r l i n e lo dg e a love story
D i a m o n D J u b i l e e e D i t i o n
Morning Light | P h o t o : C i n d y K a s s a b
Cover: Looks Like a Perfect day | P h o t o : J o n t u L L i s
Preface Greetings from Timberline Lodge! Jeff Kohnstamm . . . v
B eg i n n i n g s e Uphill Movement Gideon Bosker . . . 1
A D r e a m e House at Oregon Built Terence O’Donnell . . . 15
T h e C h a l l en g e One Man’s Vision Patricia Failing . . . 37
N o t e s fro m t h e d e s k o f R . L . K . 1987. . . 46
A R en a is s a n c e e Dream Renewed Jane Van Cleve . . . 49
Fr i en d s A n d Lo v er s A Personal View Jack Mills . . . 65
E xh i l a r at i o n On e Mountain Tom McAllister . . . 75
T h e Lo d e s to n e e Love of the Mountain Lute Jerstad . . . 91
Co n t i n ua l i m p ro v e m en t A Look at the Last 25 Years Jon Tullis . . . 104
A Co m m o n P u r p o s e A Common Past Jeff M. Jaqua . . . 109
L i v i n ’ I t Perspective of a Long-term Employee Jon Tullis . . . 125
T h e A rt o f T i m b er l i n e Paintings in the C. S. Price Wing Sarah B. Munro . . . 133
E vo lu t i o n Perspective of a Snow Sports Enthusiast John Ingersoll . . . 143
S n o w D r i f t Timberline Lodge Remains As You Remember Jeff Kohnstamm . . . 153
A n A m er i c a n I co n A Point of Pride Gary Larsen . . . 163
Ep i lo g u e . . . 171
C O N T E N T S
The Jewel of Mount Hood is
T i m b e r l i n e l o d g e and
r . l . K . and C o m pa n y r e l e a s e s
The d i a m o n d J u b i l e e e d i T i o n of
T i m b e r l i n e l o d g e
A Love StoryE d i t o r J o n T u l l i s
Internationally renowned tim-
berline Lodge is a thriving ski
lodge and the hand-wrought
jewel of Mount hood that sits just
outside Portland, oregon, with more
than two million visitors a year. the
Lodge is one of the best-known WPa
buildings, built and furnished entire-
ly by the craftsmanship of artisans of
the northwest during the depres-
sion Era. Few who visit today real-
ize that it was nearly derelict by the
1950s, nor do they know the story of
richard L. Kohnstamm, “the man
illumination saddle | P h o t o : G a ry r a n d a L L
A n A M e R i C A n i C O n A p o i n T o F p R i D e 1 6 4
Heroic landscapes have always been a
defi ning part of the American psyche.
1 6 5 A n A M e R i C A n i C O n A p o i n T o F p R i D e
Lodge Lights on the Lake | Photo: Gary Randall
who saved timberline.” this book
celebrates the Lodge and the people
who cared enough to build and then
preserve “the house that oregon
built” on Mount hood.
the magnificent icon timberline
Lodge was dedicated by Franklin
d. roosevelt in september 1937 and
designated a national historic Land-
mark in 1977. Timberline Lodge: A Love
Story, The Diamond Jubilee Edition is an
updated version of the regional best
seller originally released in 1987 and
continues the story through a collec-
tion of personal essays. six entirely
new narratives including contribu-
tions from sarah b. Monro, author of
Timberline Lodge: The History, Art, and
Craft of an American Icon, and John
ingersoll, snowboarding expert, present
a dazzling collection of never-before-
published photographs of this historic
lodge and popular ski area.
Matt Guess in Conway’s Terrain Park | Photo: Darcy Bacha
I l o v e t h e o r i g i n a l s t o r y
of Providence, Moses leading the believers to the promised land
of Israel. Th e land was sweet, the promise was real, and the jour-
ney was long and arduous. Moses and the fl ock trusted.
I think of R.L. Kohnstamm as a Moses fi gure and the slopes
of Timberline and Timberline Lodge as the promised land. I
am thinking R.L. was way more compassionate than Moses. His
vision and passion for Timberline lodge and winter and summer
sports probably came from the same place as Moses’ passion.
I grew up in the snow-starved area known as western Pennsylvania,
son of a union blue-collar steel worker and outdoor recreation-
ist. I remember my grandfather, also a laborer and outdoor
enthusiast, always showing me pictures and articles of faraway
places where snow lasted year-round. I think I made up my
mind to experience the lifestyle of a real mountain person.
e V O L U T i O n
perspective of a snow sport
enthusiastb Y J o H n i n G e R S o l l
Trilliam Lake Refl ection | Photo: Gary Randall
B e g i n n i n g s T h e U p h i l l M o v e M e n T 8
Twilight Lodge | Photo: Jesse Estes
9 B e g i n n i n g s T h e U p h i l l M o v e M e n T
. . . a lodge created by melding the talents of many individuals could become as powerful a symbol of Oregon’s greatness as the mountain itself.
C. S. Price. 1976. Oil on canvas. 45 x 51 3/16 inches. Signed “Henk Pander,” lower right.
Corridor to C. S. Price Wing. | Photo: Aaron Johanson
P e o p l e r e t u r n t o T i m b e r l i n e
Lodge for di� erent reasons. For me, the art and furnishings of
the lodge bring me back to the building again and again. In
over thirty years of studying lodge history, my imagination has
been captured by several stories that are especially meaning-
ful in the history of Timberline’s art and craft. Among these
is the association of Clayton Sumner Price, one of Oregon’s
premier painters who painted four works for Timberline. From
about 1938 to 1975, through most of Timberline Lodge’s his-
tory, only two smaller paintings—� e Team, or Plowing, and
Mountain Landscape—hung at the lodge. � e two large murals
that Price was commissioned to paint to hang on either side
of the doors to the Cascade Dining Room were returned to
Timberline in 1975 from the Portland Art Museum.
T H e A R T O F
T i M B e R L i n e
paintings in the C. S. Price Wing
b Y S a R a H b a K e R m u n R o
T i m b e r l i n e l o d g e
A Love Story K e y s e l l i n g p o i n T s
1. a beloved national historic Landmark, timberline Lodge welcomes two million visi- tors a year.
2. Four hundred artists and craftsmen took part in the construction.
3. the diamond Jubilee Edition features a stunning collection of contemporary photos.
4. includes never-before-published photographs from private collections of Cindy Kassab, Gary randall, tom iraci, and the Friends of timberline archive of historical photographs.
5. all the original essays, including one from acclaimed writer terence o’donnell.
6. six all new narratives including pieces from sarah b. Munro (author of Timberline Lodge: The History, Art, and Craft of an American Icon) and John ingersoll, snowboarding expert.
7. Collector’s Copy-deluxe Limited Edition avail- able.
The lodge was built by the people and it still belongs to the people.
B e g i n n i n g s T h e U p h i l l M o v e M e n T 8
Fulfilling the promise of touching his-
tory, bringing the mountain into your
home, and connecting to the past,
Timberline Lodge: A Love Story, The Dia-
mond Jubilee Edition is a celebration for
family and friends, a reason to gath-
er and share generational memories
and to plan future gatherings with
your lodge and claim your own brag-
ging rights to the majestic heritage on
Mount hood—our safe house.
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a b o u T T H e e d i T o r
Jon tullis is the director of Public affairs
for timberline Lodge. originally from Con-
necticut, he moved to oregon as a young man
and became enamored with Mount hood and
timberline Lodge.
C o n T a C T i n F o r m a T i o n
Lake boggan at [email protected]
t. 503.789.3388
or Jon tullis at [email protected]
t. 503.272.3134
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