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| A postcard of Monte Cristo from the 1960s -- 50 years later, there are few structures remaining on the town site. |
Monte Cristo has been a "ghost town" far longer than it was a bustling gold mining town, more than 100 years ago.
Located on the Mountain Loop Hwy between Darrington and Granite Falls, Monte Cristo's is a colorful history -- though there are few original residents left to tell its tale.
However, it does have a dedicated group of volunteers who steward it: The Monte Cristo Preservation Association.
Despite being one of many isolated destinations in the adjacent Henry M. Jackson Wilderness, the four mile hike to the town is also very popular. That's where the Volunteer Monte Cristo Stewards come in, providing tours for visitors and maintaining the town site, camp areas, information boards, registration boxes and trails.
The volunteer commitment is a minimum of three days during the summer, which in the rugged wilderness surrounding Monte Cristo is short -- but beautiful.
This year's steward training is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to noon, Saturday, June 2 at the Verlot Public Service Center, 33515 Mountain Loop Highway, in Granite Falls.
For more information and an application contact Matt Riggen at 360-436-2333.
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