Lake Tahoe, it seems, is famous not just for its beauty and deep-blue color, but for the fact that nothing of much historical consequence has happened there -- no Indian massacres, no naval battles, no famous shipwrecks, no starving immigrants, etc.:

Sawtooth Mountain range in Idaho:

I’ve been to Mount Hood in Oregon and stayed at the Timberline Lodge (a must-do trip for anyone). But I would not have guessed that behind the jagged drama and seeming isolation, it is a relatively easy peak to climb:

Mount St. Helens in Washington:

So even today, 67 years later, this advertising promotion from Standard Oil is teaching something, and they didn’t have to pay for any licensing rights. I may just dig out a few frames and hang some of the prints on my too-crowded walls. Try that with your free collectible Spiderman drink cup.