Yes, we still have that one.
He bailed out just as it went over. The snowmobile went down there about 80 yards or so before it finally came to rest. Lucky the guy survived. He managed to jump off and out of the way. We finally charged him and sent him a bill for the removal. We used a winch to help retrieve that snowmobile, and that helped us further justify restricting access.
How did planning for rehabilitation of Park Headquarters come about?
As you well know, the project around headquarters, the upgrade of seasonal quarters, and even Steel Circle developments are something where the regional director set priorities and are somewhat limited by funding that might be available. When money is available even NHPA could sometimes be twisted around. What I’m trying to say is that various factors enter into this. Sometimes striking when the iron is hot pays big dividends. Priorities for maintenance funds or whatever are meshed with other parks within the region. Sometimes you almost feel like some other park is getting all the money, especially when I think back to Crater Lake and those seasonal quarters. That Sleepy Hollow project just kept being kicked down and we kept trying to push for replacing those seasonal quarters. It was really gratifying to me to finally see that come to pass. The need was recognized, but it was slow in coming.
I’m trying to remember who was ram-rodding historical preservation in the regional office (22). I ‘d like to take some credit, but I can’t take that much praise. We were trying to preserve some of those building, especially that dormitory at headquarters. Early in the planning phase some studies come into play. Don Peting headed one study at the University of Oregon (23). They came down and did some studies about the tail end of my tour as superintendent. I was involved in doing some of the initial programming for that project. As for the specifics of some of the designs, I went up to Portland one time to meet some architects—Zaik/ Miller, Di Bennidetto. I went to review some plans, especially for the remodeling of the interior of the Administration Building. I played a role in trying to facilitate the project. Other disciplines entered the picture, and they probably had more influence than I did.
