Ridge Route – National Forest Inn

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Ridge Route – National Forest Inn

Steps at the National Forest Inn.

The National Forest Inn was one of the many garages along this old route. This one was built in the early 1920’s. It was a clapboard structure that was once described as “the sort of gas station that gets into the national forest and is no addition thereto”. All that remains of this place are the steps and pads that are shown in the photo above. There was also a small reservoir to the east built during the construction of the Ridge Route.

Looking toward the reservoir.
This old piece of metal may have been a brake from a car from the 20's.
This old piece of metal may have been a brake from a car from the 20’s.
Asphalt covered roadway south of the National Forest Inn. This one of many sections that truly demonstrate why this is called the “Ridge Route”.
Looking north toward Reservoir Summit from just south of the National Forest Inn
Section of the Ridge Route north of the National Forest Inn that was reconstructed in 2018/19 due to gas and oil pipeline replacement work.

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