A series of breakdowns led to the ever-ready Hiyu being sent into the San Juan Island to relieve the Evergreen State as the inter-island ferry. At 34 cars, the Hiyu is barely useful, but usually dependable. Alas, she did not prove so on this stint, breaking down her second day in service. The Chetzemoka, scheduled to go into Dakota Creek for maintenance, made her debut as the inter-island ferry for a few days while the Hiyu was fixed. Photo courtesy of Jason Leander.
Even with radar and modern navigation equipment, fog is still actively despised by most sailors due to its reducing visibility often to nil. It does, however, provide for very nice photo ops. Here, Emory Lindgard captures the Kittitas and a moonlighting Chelan filling in for the Cathlamet on the Clinton-Mukilteo run.
From Wikipedia...
In 1909 Portland developer Alfred Parkhurst built a lodge on the rim above Crater Lake. The average winter snowfall at Crater Lake is 533 inches (13.5 m). As a result, the lodge structure was required to carry an extremely heavy snow load for up to eight months every year. Neither Parkhurst or the project's architects R. L. Hockenberry & Company had experience building structures in a demanding environment like the Crater Lake rim site. In addition, building materials had to be trucked to the site over very poor park roads, and the construction season was limited to only three summer months. These factors combined to slow construction and drive up project costs. To compensate, Parkhurst kept the structure very simple. For example, the exterior was covered in tar-paper and the interior walls were finished with a thin cardboard-like wallboard called "beaver board." The lodge had no private bathrooms and the only electricity came from a small generator.
In 1967, the National Park Service acquired the Crater Lake Lodge. The lodge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. However, the building continued to deteriorate due to lack of funds. Despite being listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the National Park Service felt restoring the old building was too costly so it was scheduled to be demolished. The decision was later reversed due to public opposition. In 1988, the National Park Service approved a plan to rebuild the lodge as part of the comprehensive Rim Village redevelopment program.
In the spring of 1989, just before the lodge was to open for its summer season, structural engineers advised the National Park Service that the Great Hall was unsafe. It was so unstable they feared it might collapse from its own weight, bringing down the rest of the lodge with it. This forced the National Park Service to close the lodge pending renovation. After two years of planning, construction began in 1991. Some original materials were salvaged for reuse, but most of the original building had deteriorated to the point it could not be saved or reused. However, the Great Hall was carefully dismantled. The rest of the building was gutted and a steel support structure, modern utilities and fire suppression system were installed, and guest rooms were upgraded to modern hotel standards. The renovation was completed in the fall of 1994 at a cost of $15 million. On 20 May 1995, Crater Lake Lodge reopened to the public.
Today, visitors to Crater Lake Lodge enjoy modern accommodations in a rustic atmosphere reminiscent of the original 1920 era lodge. The lodge has 71 rooms. Each room provides modern comfort and privacy. The Great Hall has been completely restored. The dining room overlooks the lake and serves northwest regional cuisine. An exhibit room just off the lobby provides information about the history of the lodge, Crater Lake, and the park. The lodge is open from late-May to mid-October
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ANACORTES-SAN JUAN ISLANDS:
Elwha
Yakima
Sealth
ANACORTES-SIDNEY:
Elwha
SAN JUAN INTERISLAND:
Evergreen State
MUKILTEO-CLINTON
Chelan from26 September to 28 November
Cathlamet from 21 October onwards
Kittitas OOS 14 October to 28 November
PORT TOWNSEND-KEYSTONE
Salish
KINGSTON-EDMONDS
Puyallup--OOS from 28 November to end of fall schedule
Spokane--OOS from 17 October- 28 November
Walla Walla--starting on 17 October to end of year.
SEATTLE-BAINBRIDGE
Tacoma
Wenatchee
SEATTLE-BREMERTON
Kitsap--OOS 12 December until end of schedule
Walla Walla until 17 November
Hyak from 17 October until 5 December
FAUNTLEROY-VASHON-SOUTHWORTH
Issaquah--OOS from 28 November-19 December 2011
Tillikum
Klahowya
Chelan from 28 November to 19 December 2011
POINT DEFIANCE-TAHLEQUAH
Rhododendron
STANDBY
Hiyu
TRIALS
Kennewick: seatrials 31 October-7 November, drydock 7 November -28 November, Eagle Harbor 28-November to 12 December, Sea trials from 12 December to end of schedule.
The City of Sacramento, already 49 years of age, was about to be given a new lease on life. This newspaper clipping captures the ferry shortly before she would be stripped down and rebuilt as the Kahloke. Courtesy of Brandon Moser.
The brand-new Kaleetan was under the influence of a stiff wind when this photo was taken in 1968. The Super Class, with their narrow, low-wake hulls are all a bit top heavy--especially now with the addition of elevators and other safety equipment. As the photo shows though, the quick list in the wind is not a new habit. Photo courtesy of Brandon Moser.
The Kennewick was captured by Emory Lindgard on sea trials. To the consternation of some in Port Townsend (but to the surprise of no one who realized the Chetzemoka's fixed-propeller system would likely get her sent elsewhere. The Kennewick and Salish share identical variable pitch propulsion systems) WSF annoucned she would be permanently assigned to the Port Townsend-Keystone run, replacing the Chetzemoka.
This one seems to have been fairly easy as everyone got it. The mighty Cy Peck had a long career before ending up an abandoned wreck in Nanaimo. She was stipped down and scuttled at sea in 1986.
What is likely the Quinault starts across Puget Sound in a winter scene taken shortly before the state took over ferry operations. The Steel Electric is still in Black Ball livery, and the Olympic Mountains are as lovely today as they were then. Photo courtesy of Brandon Moser.
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The Salish docks at Keystone Harbor. The ferry has been working the Port Townsend-Keystone (Coupeville) run alone since the Chetzemoka left for annual maintenance at the end of the shoulder season. The Salish will stay on the route until the Kennewick comes on-line in January. Photo courtesy of Brandon Swan.