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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

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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.

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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

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Twilight Lodge | Photo: Jesse Estes

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. . . 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.

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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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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 lake.boggan@gmail.com

t. 503.789.3388

or Jon tullis at jtullis@timberlinelodge.com

t. 503.272.3134

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