Photographs of Historic Wallace and the Silver Valley in Northern Idaho

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Route of the Hiawatha Deep Powder On a River Beside a Lake On a Mountain Top Mining Industry Timber Industry Humorous Around Town Historic	Whether you are a tourist or local, if you have photos of the area that you would like to share, please send the JPG's with descriptions to me at greg4mss@yahoo.com. I will display them in this or an evolved format with your name, email and/or website displayed according to your wishes. If your favorite photo is descriptive of a particular place within an hour's drive of Wallace, it might become part of the Recreation near Wallace page. Naturally, photos taken at festivals could be best used as contributions to the Silver Valley Festivals page or one of its subpages. Thank you, Greg Marsh, Ph.D.

These pictures were taken by my friends Tim and Julie who rode the Route of the Hiawatha during the the summer of 2001. Ironically, I spent the summer renting bikes at Lookout Pass, and never made it out on the trail. More photos from their trip and commentary may be found on the Recreation near Wallace page. Opening the trail map in a separate window may help visualize the adventure.
	The Taft Tunnel is 1.8 miles long.
	The bike trail has less than a 2% grade.
	Besides 9 tunnels, 7 trestles characterize the bike trail.
	Built for the railroad, the trestles are now geared for mountain bikes.
	Naturally, the vistas are a big part of the adventure.

The winter of 1996-97 was amazing! By March 13, there were 201 inches of snow at the top of Silver Mountain's Chair 2 and the season lasted until May 17! These pictures were taken by my snowboarding and graphic artist friend Anthony as we explored the deep powder accessible only by hiking 500 feet straight up to the summit of Wardner Peak (note the radio towers in the first frame). We're in Silver Mountain's unique Double Black Diamond "Hike and Ski" area. It is not patrolled, so some of us call it the "Do it Right or Die" area. Don't worry, there are 1500 acres of regular skiing terrain for the less adventurous. With over 50 runs, no lift lines, and gondola access from I-90, this place should be world famous. Instead it is being kept a secret by its Oregon-based management. By the way, I paid $199 for my 1998/99 pass... how much does your local ski area charge? To see what I got for my money, check out my '98 skiers diary. Greg Marsh
Photos taken by Greg while alpine skiing at Silver Mountain and at Lookout Pass, and while cross-country skiing to the top of Beacon Mountain, may be found on the Recreation near Wallace page.

	This photo of Wallace taken in 1929 was given to me by Mr & Mrs Lehmann in 2002. It clearly shows Lana Turner's home at 217 Bank Street.

Wallace History June 06, 2003	Modern Wallace October 10, 2008
Wallace Relocation January 24, 2012	Outdoor Recreation January 27, 2011
Wallace Festivals November 12, 2011	Wallace Business January 24, 2012
Wallace Homepage February 01, 2012	Today's Weather (updated every hour) September 10, 2011
Dates indicate when the content or structure of a page was modified. This Wallace PHOTO ALBUM page was last modified on Monday, 29-Dec-2003 13:36:07 PST.

Historic Wallace Idaho Photo Album

There is so much historic architecture in town and so much gorgeous scenery just outside of Wallace, that a one page photo album cannot do it justice. When you add in moods and moments captured from North Idaho industry and recreation, I'm sure this page will evolve into a layer of photography pages... with your help.

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Route of the Hiawatha
Deep Powder
On a River
Beside a Lake
On a Mountain Top
Mining Industry
Timber Industry
Humorous
Around Town
Historic

Whether you are a tourist or local, if you have photos of the area that you would like to share, please send the JPG's with descriptions to me at greg4mss@yahoo.com. I will display them in this or an evolved format with your name, email and/or website displayed according to your wishes. If your favorite photo is descriptive of a particular place within an hour's drive of Wallace, it might become part of the Recreation near Wallace page. Naturally, photos taken at festivals could be best used as contributions to the Silver Valley Festivals page or one of its subpages.
Thank you,
Greg Marsh, Ph.D.

These pictures were taken by my friends Tim and Julie who rode the Route of the Hiawatha during the the summer of 2001. Ironically, I spent the summer renting bikes at Lookout Pass, and never made it out on the trail. More photos from their trip and commentary may be found on the Recreation near Wallace page. Opening the trail map in a separate window may help visualize the adventure.

The Taft Tunnel is 1.8 miles long.

The bike trail has less than a 2% grade.

Besides 9 tunnels, 7 trestles characterize the bike trail.

Built for the railroad, the trestles are now geared for mountain bikes.

Naturally, the vistas are a big part of the adventure.

The winter of 1996-97 was amazing! By March 13, there were 201 inches of snow at the top of Silver Mountain's Chair 2 and the season lasted until May 17! These pictures were taken by my snowboarding and graphic artist friend Anthony as we explored the deep powder accessible only by hiking 500 feet straight up to the summit of Wardner Peak (note the radio towers in the first frame). We're in Silver Mountain's unique Double Black Diamond "Hike and Ski" area. It is not patrolled, so some of us call it the "Do it Right or Die" area. Don't worry, there are 1500 acres of regular skiing terrain for the less adventurous. With over 50 runs, no lift lines, and gondola access from I-90, this place should be world famous. Instead it is being kept a secret by its Oregon-based management.

By the way, I paid $199 for my 1998/99 pass... how much does your local ski area charge? To see what I got for my money, check out my '98 skiers diary.
Greg Marsh

Photos taken by Greg while alpine skiing at Silver Mountain and at Lookout Pass, and while cross-country skiing to the top of Beacon Mountain, may be found on the Recreation near Wallace page.

This photo of Wallace taken in 1929 was given to me by Mr & Mrs Lehmann in 2002. It clearly shows Lana Turner's home at 217 Bank Street.

Wallace History
June 06, 2003 Modern Wallace
October 10, 2008

Wallace Relocation
January 24, 2012 Outdoor Recreation
January 27, 2011

Wallace Festivals
November 12, 2011 Wallace Business
January 24, 2012

Wallace Homepage
February 01, 2012 Today's Weather
(updated every hour)
September 10, 2011

Dates indicate when the content or structure of a page was modified. This Wallace PHOTO ALBUM page was last modified on Monday, 29-Dec-2003 13:36:07 PST.

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Northern Idaho's Silver Valley Four Season Mountain Recreation Paradise: two ski resorts, two long bike trails, a dozen alpine lakes, bountiful wildlife and backcountry solitude in harmony with 127 years of mining history and legend silver-valley.com homepage updated December 30, 2011
Lookout Pass Ski Area Family Fun OPEN Wednesday thru Monday current conditions index page updated January 05, 2012	Silver Mountain Ski Area Steep and Deep OPEN Thursday thru Monday current conditions index page updated January 03, 2012
Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes New in 2003: 72 mile long paved bike path! index page updated August 07, 2011
Route of the Hiawatha A truly unique mountain biking experience! index page updated June 19, 2011

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