gay wedding details

venue + logistics

The ceremony & fiesta will take place at the Silcox Hut which is about a mile up the mountain from Timberline Lodge.

  • Guests will be transported by a snowcat to/from Timberline Lodge to the Silcox Hut. (~20 min trip each way)

  • The snowcats can hold up to 16 people at a time and there will be scheduled trips. We’ll get you organized into expedition parties. Or feel free to snowshoe up the mountain...

  • This will be an evening affair so don’t worry if you can only spend one night. You’ll have time to check in, freshen up and catch the snowcat up to the hut.

  • The whole evening will be snuggled up in the main room of the the Hut.

  • We anticipate there will be snow! At least that’s the whole idea. Except for the trip in the snowcat all of the core activities will be inside. It will be cozy.

  • One of the two of us is hoping for a cigar / scotch moment outside in the snow (if you’re into that).

  • Kale + David will be staying in Timberline Lodge from Nov 7th-9th but there won’t be any formal activities outside of the shindig on the 8th. That said, we may coordinate a drink or something fun much closer to the date.

You brining your effervescent personalities to a volcano is all the generosity we could ask for.

But, if those Benjamins are burning 🔥 a hole in your pocket and you’re so inclined, feel free to make a donation to protect the The Respect for Marriage Act.

gifting

guests + vendor friends

It will be a cozy event so we want to feature some of the faces.

Nessa (ojai)

Nate + Jaclyn (photography)

history of the silcox hut

Silcox Hut, located at 7,000 ft. elevation about a mile above Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood, was built in 1939 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and Works Progress Administration (WPA). The CCC was a voluntary government work relief program that ran during the Great Depression. Many of these CCC workers had assisted with building Timberline Lodge a couple of years prior, so they were familiar with building the hut in a similar rustic style that incorporated large amounts of stone. The structure was originally built as a warming hut to serve skiers, mountain climbers, and any other visitors to the Timberline area. In the main room is an L-shaped counter that was built out of logs and used as a concession stand. Placed inside Silcox Hut is a special bronze plaque that is dedicated to Ferdinand A. Silcox, who was Chief of the Forest Service from 1933 to 1939. Silcox promoted construction of large public recreation facilities on national forests and advocated for areas like Timberline Lodge.

Silcox Hut also held the upper point of the Magic Mile chairlift. Although the Magic Mile lift was removed in 1962, Silcox Hut represents several notable and historical achievements. The Magic Mile lift was the first chairlift built using steel towers and the second ever chairlift in the United States. The construction of this lift was no small feat, evidenced by the fact that Crown Prince Olav of Norway came to speak at the chairlift’s dedication.