Postcard WA: Mt. Adams from Takhlakh Lake, Couple Campfire Posted 1954 For Sale

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Postcard WA: Mt. Adams from Takhlakh Lake, Couple Campfire Posted 1954:
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Description: View of snow-capped Mt. Adams reflected in the still waters of Takhlakh Lake, Washington. In the foreground, a couple sits by a glowing campfire at dusk, with a dense tree line visible across the lake. The card caption describes it as "a camp-site of rare beauty and a long time favorite among lovers of the Northwest's Mountain Wonderland."

Publisher: J. Boyd Ellis, Arlington, Washington. Ektachrome by Bob & Ira Spring. Printed by Dexter Press, Inc., West Nyack, NY. Card no. 68120.

Posted: Postmarked Seattle, Washington, May 26, 1954. Sent to Mr. Paul Wiseman, 115 East 18th, Olympia, Washington. The sender (signing as "Dixter" or similar) writes that John will pick Paul up somewhere around 8 o'clock Saturday morning in Olympia, instructs him to bring skis, crampons, ice axe, rope, and his own lunches, and promises to worry about breakfasts and dinners, adding they will sleep in "our new red tents."