Charles ("Chuck") Hessey was assistant scout master of Yakima Boy Scout Troop 1.

One reel of film made from splicing together four small rolls.

Skiers, including Marion Hessey, at Gold Hill, Crystal Mountain, Pickhandle Peak and Silver Basin, mostly powder skiing. People break trail on skis, ski in powder snow, dig out the cabin at Gold Hill and lay in the sun at the cabin. Marion skis, with views of Mt. Rainier. People ski at Silver Basin with views of the Morse Creek peaks from Gold Hill. Young men ski, practicing jumps and crashing in the Morse Creek Valley. The Gold Hill rope tow. People tour on skis at Sourdough Gap, Gold Hill, Crown Point and above Crystal Lake, and glissade down a slope. Young boys pose in the snow near the Gold Hill cabin. Marion skis on Hogback Mountain with the Goat Rocks, Mt. Adams and Mt. Rainier in the background. People ski in the fog at a ski area with a poma-lift, probably White Pass. A party of six skiers leave Holden and ski toward Hart Lake in a storm. Mountain goats on American Ridge in the summer.

From the January 1946 trip described in Charles ("Chuck") Hessey's article Scratching the Surface of the North Cascades published in the 1947 American Ski Annual. Men cross a river on a trolley and skiers break trail in thigh-deep snow. Scenes of snowy peaks looming above the valley, skiers running in a valley, and some scenes above timberline, probably on the Berry Creek slide on McGregor Mountain. Cruising Lake Chelan, skiing in the Railroad Creek and Lyman Lake area.

From the April 1946 trip described in Charles ("Chuck") Hessey's article Scratching the Surface of the North Cascades published in the 1947 American Ski Annual. Men load skis and gear onto the Lake Chelan boat. The boat cruises to Lucerne and the men arrive at the Lyman Lake cabin. Three men on the summit of Chiwawa Mountain. A ski ascent of North Star Mountain.

Marion Hessey and Rick Mack (nee Harryette Reichelderfer) hike and fish in several locations around Rainy Pass and Washington Pass before the North Cascades Highway was built. Views of Dagger Lake, Lake Ann, and Cutthroat Peak. Charles ("Chuck") Hessey and a friend hike at Anderson Pass in the Olympic Mountains.

Marion and Charles ("Chuck") Hessey and another woman in the High Pass area, including Triad Lake, partially covered in ice. Marion and the woman hike in the area between Image Lake, Lyman Lake and Phelps Creek. Views of Buck Creek Pass, Cloudy Pass, Agnes Creek, Dome Peak and Green Mountain above the Suiattle River.

Marion and Charles ("Chuck") Hessey and friends hike, fish and camp in the Robin Lakes area.

Marion Hessey and three men hike and camp in the Whatcom Pass and Tapto Lakes areas. Includes views of Mt. Challenger, Mox Peaks, Whatcom Peak, Ruth Mountain and Mt. Shuksan. Marion fishes in a creek and displays her fish. A campfire with Mt. Challenger in the background. Various camp activities. Scenes on Little Devil Peak include Marion and the men hiking, and the glacier below the peak.

Skiing near Chinook Pass. Scenes of mountains, possibly near Dutch Miller Gap, the La Bohn Lakes area and an ascent of Mt Hinman.

Skiing on Hogback Mountain after a heavy snowfall. Marion Hessey hikes in the vicinity of Paddy-Go-Easy Pass. Scenes of ptarmigan in snow with winter plumage. Charles ("Chuck") and Marion Hessey hike at Ingalls Lake with a young boy, possibly their nephew Phil Dahl, and with a group of men and boys. Views of Cradle Lake.

Charles ("Chuck") and Marion Hessey ski near the Mt. Baker ski area. Views of Table Mountain, Shuksan Arm, Artist Point and Coleman Basin, probably in late winter or early spring. Scenes of a chairlift, a rope tow and Mt. Baker ski lodge.

Street scene of town, probably Aspen, Colorado. Marion and Charles ("Chuck") Hessey and others ski in the Aspen area. View of Aspen from a ridge above town, and a train traveling along a river through a gorge, possibly Royal Gorge. Marion, Chuck and others ski on the Interglacier on Mt. Rainier.

Marion and Charles ("Chuck") Hessey ski traverse from White Pass to McCall Basin in the Goat Rocks area. The Hesseys camp and ski with Dorothy Egg and Tom Lyon. Skiing on Hogback Mountain and Gold Hill area.

Marion Hessey and two young boys hike with Glacier Peak in the background. Scenes of the Napeequa Valley from Little Giant Pass. Marion and Charles ("Chuck") and a young boy hike, possibly at Lyman Glacier and Lyman Lake. Marion and a woman hike, possibly in the Chiwawa area. Marion and a young boy hike near Mt. Rainier. Marion and Chuck and a woman hike on the Lostine Trail in the Wallowa Mountains of northeastern Oregon. Marion and Chuck, a woman and two boys hike on the Suiattle River Trail. Includes scenes of Mirror Lake and shelter at Image Lake near Glacier Peak.

A trip by Charles ("Chuck") Hessey, Phil Dahl and Tom Lyon to Lyman Lake. Scenes around the cabin at Lyman Lake, skiing North Star Mountain and Spider Pass, the main street in Holden and a ferry boat trip on Lake Chelan.

Small 100' reels spliced together and arranged loosely, by topic.

Ski races at Crystal Mountain and White Pass. Charles ("Chuck") Hessey and others ski, Comet Falls. People build a cabin, possibly the Gold Hill Cabin. Boys fishing, a bear swimming, boys rapelling. Scenes from the White Rock Lakes area including the Chickamin Glacier and Dome Peak. People doing a snow survey, the cabin at Gold Hill, grafting fruit trees, putting a chimney in a cabin, possibly the Gold Hill Cabin. Native Americans fish in a river, people rope up for a climb, people climb along the Colonial Creek Waterfalls, Neve Glacier and Snowfield Peak. Snowmobile races, Boy Scout Troop 9 ascent of Mt. Daniel, Troop 9 hiking in the mountains. A dog jumps for a stick held by Marion. A boy with a juvenile red-tail hawk. Washington Pass and Liberty Bell. Marion Hessey skis in the Chiwaukum Mountains. Elk, Whatcom Pass Trail, the Skagit River, Tank Lakes, Chetwoot Lake, Crawford Lake, Tilton Meadows, headwaters of the Dosewallips River. People camp and swim at a lake. A map of Washington made from sticks hung on a log wall, and a delivery of walnuts.

A passenger boat on Lake Chelan that has broken down. Passengers, including Marion Hessey and friend Bruce Gilbert, collect wood and build a fire on the beach. The Lady of the Lake arrives to pick up the passengers. Also includes scenes of mountain goats on American Ridge in the Cascades.

People skiing, possibly on Bethel Ridge. Charles ("Chuck") Hessey skis above the Naches Valley. Elk are fed hay pitched from a truck. Hogback Mountain with two people skiing down in heavy snow and windy conditions. A telephoto shot of Little Tahoma in the winter, and a topographic map showing the town of Lucerne on Lake Chelan. People play cards with a small white bird picking up the cards and chasing a ball around the table. Elk and deer feed in the snow, possibly near the Hesseys' home in Naches. Marion Hessey feeds a deer in the snow and Chuck skis downhill, probably in the Naches Valley area.

Marion Hessey hikes on Fifes Ridge near Mt. Rainier. Views of various wildlife including a woodpecker, mountain goats, coyote, black bear and a hummingbird.

Charles ("Chuck") and Marion Hessey on a ski trip in the Lyman Lake area above Holden near Lake Chelan with friends Bruce and Tom, and nephew Phil Dahl. Chuck and Marion narrate throughout the film. Skiing, climbing and camp life. Includes the North Star Peak area and views of Hanging Glacier Peak, Mt. Plummer, Fortress Mountain, Bonanza Peak, Mt. Chiwawa and Glacier Peak.

Hikes and a horse pack trip in the North Cascades, with some travel on the Cascade Crest Trail and views of Dewey Lake and Red Pass. Marion Hessey and friends hike over Red Pass with views of Glacier Peak, and ride horses on a trail. Views of Indianhead Peak from White Pass and Sloan Peak. Marion and another woman hike in the upper Napeequa Valley with the Butterfly Glacier in the distance.

Marion Hessey on the Sheep Lake trail. Scenes of elk and calves on Fifes Ridge, Marion hiking. and in camp at Robin Lake and Lake Janus. Marion with friends Bob and Betsy Swenson, in camp at Lake Sally Ann. Charles ("Chuck") Hessey skis on North Star Mountain near Lyman Lake, Marion on the Cascade Crest Trail near Red Pass and Commonwealth Basin. Marion at Dewey Lake and on the Naches Peak trail. Cars drive on Highway 410 near Tipsoo Lakes and Chinook Pass. A United States Forest Service airplane takes off, possibly from the emergency airfield near the Pasayten River. Scenes of wildlife including bear, elk, deer, marmot, grouse and mountain goat.

The Pasayten wilderness area in winter. Charles ("Chuck") and Marion Hessey are joined by Bruce Gilbert and ski up the Andrews Creek trail 15 miles to Spanish Camp. At the cabin, an airplane drops supplies, and Marion performs chores. The Hesseys ski to Amphitheater Mountain and later to Bald Mountain, where they view Silver Star, Cathedral Peak, and Mt. Remmel. They ski to Cathedral Pass, seeing wildlife tracks and mountain goats. Scenes of ptarmigan in winter plumage and mountain goats.

Includes scenes using a trick of the camera to change Marion into Chuck and Chuck into Marion.

Small 100' reels spliced together and arranged loosely, by topic.

The North Fork of the Cascade River Valley, with views of The Triplets and Cascade Peak covered in heavy snow, probably in early spring. Views of El Dorado, Sahale Peak in the summertime, Horseshoe Basin and Mt. Buckner. A river, probably the Stehekin River, and a ptarmigan by an alpine lake. Marion Hessey, on top of Hidden Lake Peak, looks out to Forbidden Peak, Boston Peak and Boston Basin. Marion hikes with some young men near a waterfall, probably in Horseshoe Basin.

A backpacking trip with Charles ("Chuck") and Marion Hessey and friends Bob and Betsy Swenson. Hiking in meadows above Downey Creek with views of the Dana Glacier, Glacier Peak and Dome Peak. Hiking to White Rock Lakes via the South Cascade Glacier, passing by a United States Geological Survey glacier research station. Scenes of the hikers roped up on the glacier, and Bob belaying Betsy down a slope. Views of White Rock Lakes, the Chickamin Glacier, a ptarmigan with chicks, setting up tents and Betsy cooking over a campfire.

Small 100' reels spliced together and arranged loosely, by topic.

Marion Hessey snow camps. A tent anchored to skis stuck in the snow, among rime covered trees. Summertime views of a marmot being fed in a meadow. Marion fishes in a mountain lake. Fish in a stream, ptarmigan in meadows, a boy rock climbs and several young men climb of Snowfield Peak with views of the Neve Glacier.

An apparent series of several films which contain different, though occasionally overlapping, footage in the North Cascades area.

Two boys ride on a boat, probably on Lake Chelan. Boys fish in the Stehekin Valley, demonstrate how to make a fire pit, hike up the North Fork of Bridge Creek to Douglas Glacier on Mt. Logan, swim in Silent Lakes, and practice self-arrest with an ice axe. A bear in a meadow. Marion hikes with the boys near Park Creek Pass and the boys play baseball with snowballs.

Aerial views of Pea Soup Lake, the Lynch Glacier and Mt. Daniel. Scenes of a city, possibly Seattle. The Stuart Range as seen from the Kittitas Valley, a stream with pond lilies, examples of rocks, probably quartz, Mt. Stuart. Backpackers hike on a forest trail in the fog and gather around a campfire. Marion Hessey dries a sleeping bag at a campfire. A mother and young child sit next to a waterfall. Close-up shots of Tweedy's lewisia ( Lewisiopsis tweedyi).

Small 100' reels spliced together and arranged loosely, by topic.

Deer and a bear on a hillside, a camp in the snow. Marion Hessey and Yvonne Prater hike in the Napeequa Valley, and Marion scrambles up a peak. Marion and several others at Lyman Lake on skis retrieve supplies from an aerial drop. Scenes of Marion hiking in subalpine meadows, Charles ("Chuck") Hessey skiing, Marion hiking with a boy, view of Lake Chelan.

Highlights of the Pacific Crest Trail from the Columbia River to the Canadian border. Marion Hessey and friends ski on Mt. Adams in early summer. Marion hikes in the Goat Rocks area and sees mountain goats. Charles ("Chuck")'s narration explains natural history of the mountain goat. Skiing at Hogback Mountain near White Pass. Marion hikes at Chinook Pass. Fifes Peaks, shots of bear, deer and mountain goats, hiking at Dutch Miller Gap and Waptus Lake. Marion swims in Lake Sally Ann. Hiking at Robin Lake with views of Mt. Daniel, Stevens Pass, Dome Peak, Hart's Pass and Windy Pass in the Pasayten area.

Item 53 contains one scene (Marion hiking among subalpine meadows) which does not appear in Item 54.

Small 100' reels spliced together into 7 reels and arranged loosely, by topic.

Marion and Charles ("Chuck") Hessey at Robin Lake, Blue Glacier, Horseshoe Lake, Lyman Glacier, Marmot Lake, Olympic national Park, and Royal Basin.

Marion and Chuck Hessey camp at Robin Lake. Flood damage along a river, Marion hikes at Mary's Pass, Lake Margaret, Lake Mary Anne. Marion hikes in Cameron Basin in the Olympic Mountains with views of wildflowers and waterfalls. A group of people camp at Found Lake and climb Snowking Mountain. Marion plays with squirrels, boys row on a lake, Marion hikes in the Snowy Lakes Basin. Views of Mt. Hardy and the Golden Horn. Marion and probably nephew Phil Dahl near Tomyhoi Peak and Yellow Aster Butte. Views of American Border Peak, Foggy Pass and the Dosewallips River in the Olympics, Takakka Falls, Stuart Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Grand Pass, Royal Basin in the Olympics, Ingalls Lake, McCall Basin, Martin Lakes, the ocean shore, Cameron Pass in the Olympics, Turnpike Pass and Basin, Hoh Rainforest, Marmot Lake, the Duckabush area in the Olympics including Home Sweet Home, Mt. Duckabush and Basin, Eel Glacier, Hayden Pass, Dosewallips Meadows, LaCrosse Pass, Blue Glacier, O'Neil Pass. Marion hikes with two girls. Fife's Ridge, McGregor Mountain, Tapto Lakes, Lake Caroline, Cloudy Pass, the cabin at Lyman Lake and the Constance Pass Trail in the Olympics.

Army soldiers in Louisiana playing volleyball, baseball, marching to and from review grounds, running an obstacle course, playing horseshoes, blowing a bugle, going to mess hall, doing morning calisthenics. A sign reading Headquarters 14th Evacuation Hospital.

U.S. military personnel activities, mostly leisure and recreational, in a small jungle encampment. Includes some local Indian people and scenes.

Military personnel in India during WWII, mostly leisure and recreational activities. Includes a sign saying Chief of the Medical Service. Scenes of local people and villages. Second half of film changes to skiing at Gold Hill, Morse Creek, and Crystal Mountain area.

Instructional film depicting snow climbing techniques including step kicking, ice axe technique, self-arrest by individuals and groups, roped self-arrest and boot-axe belay.

Small 100' reels spliced together and arranged loosely, by topic.

Young men on upper Park Creek throw rocks in a stream. An anchor is set and they rappel over a cliff. A black bear runs across a meadow with two cubs following. The young men in camp cook over a fire. One man practices an ice axe arrest while crossing a snowfield. View of a grouse and a deer.

Produced before the Glacier Peak Wilderness was established, the film opens with narration by Charles ("Chuck") Hessey describing the region as a battleground between development and preservation. At the time of this film, conservationists were undecided as to whether the Glacier Peak region should be designated a wilderness area or a national park.

Marion and nephew Phil Dahl hike near Indian Head Mountain. Yvonne Prater joins the Hesseys for a five-day trip into the Napeequa Valley via Boulder Creek. At Boulder Pass, Marion describes the importance of wilderness forests. The group descends to the Napeequa Valley, crosses the Napeequa River and hikes upstream to the headwaters. Scenes of the Napeequa Glaciers, the Honeycomb Glacier and mountain goats. They scramble up Louis Creek valley for views of pumice slopes and the glaciers of Clark Mountain. They visit White Pass via the White River. Includes scenes from the top of Pyramid Mountain of tiny boats below on Lake Chelan.

From Stehekin, they travel to Cascade Pass, the northern boundary of the proposed Glacier Peak Wilderness. They traverse from the pass over Cache Col to Koolaid Lake. Here they encounter Rowland Tabor of the United States Geological Survey doing field research and Dale Cole, a member of the second successful Ptarmigan Traverse party, hiking with his family. A group of Mountaineers arrive and join the Hesseys.

The following day, the Hesseys hike to the crest near Art's Knoll for views of the Spider and Middle Cascade Glaciers. The Mountaineer party makes the first ascent of the north ridge of Mt. Formidable. Returning to the Cache Glacier and Cascade Pass, the Hesseys encounter young children on a snowfield, led by Duke Watson and Warren Spickard. Chuck comments on the importance of preserving the wilderness.

Made by Charles ("Chuck") Hessey in 1959 at the request of the Crystal Mountain board of directors. It illustrates skiing at Crystal Mountain before any ski area development had taken place there.

When Seattle and Tacoma businessmen-skiers began scouting and investigating Crystal Mountain as a potential ski resort, they met the Hesseys. With Chuck Hessey's unmatched knowledge of the country and his skill as a filmmaker, he was a natural choice to make a film to be shown to government officials and potential investors.

It is possible that Hessey created a print of the film with sound, but no such print has been found. However, the Hessey papers contain a script of the film.

A promotional film for the May 1967 Reader's Digest article about the controversy surrounding the proposal of a North Cascades National Park. The narration is favorable to the establishment of the park. The footage was taken from The Wilderness Alps of Stehekin and other Hessey films. Includes views of peaks of the North Cascades, people hiking and climbing in the Cascades, a boat on Lake Chelan and wildlife of the region.

A variety of scenes from all around the North Cascades: avalanches, clouds pouring over mountain tops, rivers, flowers, wildlife, horse packers, rock and glacier climbers, and skiers. Includes a few scenes duplicated from other Hessey films. Narration is by Charles ("Chuck") Hessey.

Scenes of wildlife including deer, grouse, mountain goats, ticks and bear. Marion Hessey hikes near Mt. Rainier. Views of Fife's Ridge and American Ridge..

Wildlife including coyote, elk, a fawn, mountain goats, hawk and grouse. Marion Hessey hikes by a sign that says: Cascade Crest Trail. Marion skis, hikes up a trail and fishes in a lake. Two men repair a flood damaged bridge.

Scenes of South Cascade Lake and the terminus of the South Cascade Glacier from above. Trees in fall color seen along a river. Mountain goats above the treeline in new snow, probably late fall. Icicles on a rock face, a river partially frozen in winter, possibly the Naches River. Marion and a man hike in a forest and cross a creek, probably Leroy Creek. Marion and Bob and Betsy Swenson hike and camp in the White Rock Lakes area with views of the South Cascade Glacier, the Chickamin Glacier and Spire Point.

A variety of winter scenes from the Naches Valley and vicinity, near Yakima. Ice on the Naches River. A man cuts down a Christmas tree, another prunes fruit trees in an orchard. Two men conduct a snow survey. A comedy of trying to put chains on a Volkswagen Beetle. Snowmobile races. A ski race at White Pass. A man, probably Charles ("Chuck") Hessey, skis above the Naches River. people ski on Hogback Mountain. A truck off-loads hay into a snowy field for elk. Various scenes of elk.

Various scenes of wildlife in snow: black-tailed deer, raccoons, ptarmigan in winter plumage, a pine marten and elk with a full moon rising behind them. A young elk with an injured leg, followed by men who shoot it and load it into a truck.

Small 100' reels spliced together and arranged loosely, by topic.

Views of Lake Chelan from a mountain top, aerial views of the Cascade Mountains, an eagle in flight. Marion on a steep snow slope. A man rappels and two boys rappel and swim in a lake.

Small 100' reels spliced together and arranged loosely, by topic.

Signs of spring in various locations. Chinook Pass road cut through deep snow, melting and rushing rivers. Marion Hessey, a man and a dog snowshoe and ski up Nevarre Peak, throwing snowballs for the dog to catch. Marion hikes up Cashmere Mountain with views of Mt. Stuart, Sherpa Peak and Argonaut Peak, Marion prunes and grafts fruit trees. Closeups of flowers, a horse and foal. Americans Indians fish along a river with nets on long poles. Fishery workers release small fish in a river. Kayakers on a lake with mountains in the background. Scenes of animals in the wild including a bull elk, a fawn, porcupine, raccoon, chipmunk, downy woodpeckers and deer.

Small 100' reels spliced together and arranged loosely, by topic.

Mountain goats with their young, an elk with a calf, coyote, porcupine, deer, grouse, squirrel, and flowers emerging through the snow.

Small 100' reels spliced together and arranged loosely, by topic.

A variety of wildlife, a river with flood damage, a backpack trip to Tank Lakes with views of Chimney Rock, Overcoat Peak, Summit Chief and Bears Breast. Marion Hessey feeding and playing with squirrels. Mt. Aix trailhead, trees in autumn and winter scenes along a river.

A black bear in a meadow, a chipmunk in bushes and a young bear asleep on a rock. Three title cards: Glacier Peak Holiday; A North Cascades National Park?; Affirmatives, and Affirmatives Edition 2. Views of an eagle, construction of the Gold Hill cabin with many people helping. Picking apples in an orchard and building the chimney at the Gold Hill cabin.

Outtakes showing scenes of mountain goats. Title cards: A North Cascades National Park?; Affirmatives Edition 1 A partially frozen river in winter, deer running away through bushes, grouse in a meadow, a marmot in a meadow, ducks swimming on a lake. Marion Hessey and another man hike on a trail and cross a river.