Resources
The area from the Nile Valley up to Chinook and Naches Passes possesses a rich cultural history that has been documented in a variety of ways.
Web Resources
- Weather Forecast - Sawmill Flats
- Weather Forecast - Goose Prairie
- WSDot Pass Report - Chinook Pass
- CPCOA Facebook page by Noma Hudson
- Chinook Scenic Byway
- National Forest Homeowners
- 1999 Wenatchee National Forest Summer Home Lots Appraisal Report
This is a scanned copy of the 1999 appraisal report (and cover letter) for Union Creek Summer Homes which has been shared so that members can easily see what the rational was behind the value that has been assigned to their lots. What is presented here is the first 60 pages of the report, which is the same for every tract in the Chinook Pass area. What is missing is the last few pages which provide detailed information and pictures of each specific tract.
Cabin owners can request a report for their own tract by contacting the Naches Ranger Station.
Note: This copy of the report was recreated by scanning in a paper copy and processing it through an Optical Character Reader program before creating the PDF file. All content is included, but some formatting differences still exist from the original document. -
Summer Homes in The National Forest of Oregon and Washington by
Fred W. Cleator
This is a pamphlet put out by the Forest Service in 1932 describing summer homes regulations. It is very much along the line of the current "Recreation Residence Operations and Maintenance Plan" put out by the Naches Ranger District. Contains a sample "Special Use Permit".
Publisher: USDA Forest Service (1932)
Note: This PDF file was created from a scan of an original document. Unfortunately it is rotated so it will be hard to read on your computer screen unless you rotate it by saving the file to your local disk and opening the file with Adobe Reader - Cultural Resources and Your Summer Home: An Informational Guide to Summer Home Ownership on Forest Service Land
This document is intended as an informational guide for summer home owners to better understand historic preservation laws, regulations and processes that must be followed and complied with. - Looking for some old Washington State maps?
The
Perry-Castañeda Library
Map Collection at the University of Texas at Austin has some great early maps of Washington State including a 1904 Mt Aix map which shows what the area around many of CPCOA's cabins looked like before Bumping dam was built.
Books
Books that are out of print can often be found on Amazon or at some used book stores in the area.
- "Nothing in Life is Free: Through Naches Pass to Puget Sound" by Della Gould Emmons
This is an historical novel about the first wagon train that went over the Naches Pass, which was selected as the official book commemorating the Washington territorial centennial.
- "We Never Got Away" by Jack Nelson
In this book, Jack Nelson has recorded anecdotes, biographies, observations, stories and general information of the many years he and his wife Kitty spent working for the Bureau of Reclamation at Bumping Lake.
Publisher: Franklin Press (January 1, 1965) Out of Print
ASIN: B001WB88M8 - "Beyond the Bend: A
History of the Nile Valley" by Gretta
Petersen Gossett
Over many years, the {Nile Women’s Club}.of the Nile Valley gathered many oral histories from the area about the original pioneers of the valley and published them in this book. Though out of print for many years, the Naches Ranger Station often carries copies for sale.
Publisher: Ye Galleon Press (1979) Out of Print
AASIN: B00IXIDY4 - "Of Men and Mountains.
A book of Adventure Physical and Spiritual in the Mountains of
the Pacific Northwest" by William O.
Douglas
Memoirs of former Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, his love and passion for the spirit of adventure in the wild mountains of the Pacific Northwest.
Publisher: The Lyons Press; (Sept 1, 2001)
ISBN-10: 1585743968 - "Roadside Geology of Mount
Rainier National Park and Vicinity" by
Patrick T. Pringle
This is excellent book on the geology covering our cabin area with details alone highways 12 and 410 from Yakima to Chinook Pass. A basic geological background would be helpful because geological terms are use extensively. There are 190 pages with many color pictures.
Publisher: Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources Information, Circular 107, June 2008 Available from: Washington State Department of Printing General Store.
Cost: $19.02 including tax and shipping
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Map Resources
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Geological Hazards for Chinook and White Pass Areas
(pdf)
This is a map that CPCOA requested from Yakima County GIS to show it's members all the areas where land slide hazards exist in the Chinook Pass area.
Note: this is a very large file. It may take many minutes to load even on high speed Internet links.