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Title: Monte Cristo
Post by: timberghost72 on July 14, 2011, 08:55:24 PM: I decided to hike up alone (wife didn't want to go) to the old mining town of Monte Cristo up off the MLH. I have been wanting to go there for years. Its an 8 mile round trip to the town site and the bridges are washed out. Its mostly a old road walk except for the short trail and log crossing the river because of the bridge wash out. It is awesome up there. I spent an hour and a half exploring around before I had to head back and I didn't see everything. Next time I go up I'm going to backpack it and spend some time looking for the mines and the rest of the town. I recomend if you can go up there to do it. Here are just a few pics. That turn table for the train still turns.
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Post by: SemperFidelis97 on July 14, 2011, 09:02:37 PM: Very cool pictures thanks for sharing where is this located again looks like it may be worth a day hike one day this summer.
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Post by: wsucowboy on July 14, 2011, 09:04:03 PM: Looks like a great time :tup: I've always enjoyed seeing the old town sites
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Post by: timberghost72 on July 14, 2011, 09:07:28 PM: Quote from: SemperFidelis97 on July 14, 2011, 09:02:37 PM
Very cool pictures thanks for sharing where is this located again looks like it may be worth a day hike one day this summer.

This is up off of the Mountain Loop Hwy at Barlow Pass. It is about 30 miles from Granite Falls

Here is a link to some good info and old pictures. http://www.mcpa.us/ (http://www.mcpa.us/) The town once held 2000 residents way up there and supported hotels, garages, and a newspaper. All in the late 1800's to early 1900's. I love this old stuff more and more.
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Post by: SemperFidelis97 on July 14, 2011, 09:23:45 PM: Quote from: timberghost72 on July 14, 2011, 09:07:28 PM
Quote from: SemperFidelis97 on July 14, 2011, 09:02:37 PM
Very cool pictures thanks for sharing where is this located again looks like it may be worth a day hike one day this summer.

This is up off of the Mountain Loop Hwy at Barlow Pass. It is about 30 miles from Granite Falls

Here is a link to some good info and old pictures. http://www.mcpa.us/ (http://www.mcpa.us/) The town once held 2000 residents way up there and supported hotels, garages, and a newspaper. All in the late 1800's to early 1900's. I love this old stuff more and more.

Thanks for the directions was just showing my wife some of the pics may have to get up there here in the next few weeks before we get back into monsoon season.
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Post by: CAMPMEAT on July 14, 2011, 09:27:51 PM: I've lived here all my life starting in Marysville and have never been up there. Cool pictures.
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Post by: Goomsba on July 15, 2011, 12:16:11 AM: Great pics :tup:
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Post by: Elk329 on July 15, 2011, 04:06:54 AM: Stayed in one of the cabins up there in the fall of 1977 while I was running cat up there working on the Mountain Loop Hwy for a couple of weeks didn't get to explore much though was working daylight to dark.
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on July 15, 2011, 05:59:04 AM: Just so you know most years there is someone that stays up there in the summer to keep the riff raff out of the mines and from getting hurt on private property.
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Post by: D-Rock425 on July 15, 2011, 06:17:07 AM: My wife and I took the hike last summer its pretty cool up there.
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Post by: timberghost72 on July 15, 2011, 06:39:36 AM: Quote from: Skyvalhunter on July 15, 2011, 05:59:04 AM
Just so you know most years there is someone that stays up there in the summer to keep the riff raff out of the mines and from getting hurt on private property.

Yeah there are some forest service cabins up there along the way and other private propery. Those who have property have a key to the gate and can drive back (only 1 mile though since the bridge washed out in 2006. I think thats when it washed out.)
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Post by: runamuk on July 15, 2011, 06:45:16 AM: I think we went up there as kids long long ago..... my first suburban was one used by monte cristo mining company... love old ghost towns....
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Post by: kckrawler on July 15, 2011, 06:48:28 AM: I thought the highway was closed after the red bridge due to a washout or something....has it opened back up???
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Post by: dupedc on July 15, 2011, 06:59:56 AM: Cool pics! That must have been quite interesting.
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Post by: timberghost72 on July 15, 2011, 07:32:17 AM: Quote from: kckrawler on July 15, 2011, 06:48:28 AM
I thought the highway was closed after the red bridge due to a washout or something....has it opened back up???

It opened up about a month and a half ago.
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Post by: kckrawler on July 15, 2011, 08:02:38 AM: Well, that's good news!!! :IBCOOL:

I had given up after seeing the sign just outside of town and then I saw an article in the paper that said it was shut down indefinitely.

Might have to venture up there this weekend...
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Post by: Armadillo on July 15, 2011, 08:07:14 AM: Very cool area! I wanna get out there one of these days