Lewis & Clark's Columbia River - "200 Years Later" "Ridgefield, Washington ... 'Birdfest and Bluegrass'"

Includes ... Ridgefield ... "Birdfest" ... "Bluegrass" ...

Click image to enlarge Ridgefield Birdfest and Bluegrass, Ridgefield, Washington. Image taken October 6, 2018. "Birdfest and Bluegrass" ... Ridgefield, Washington's "Birdfest and Bluegrass" began in 2000 and features two days (three days if you count all the Sandhill Crane tours) of activities involving not only the Ridgefield community but also the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. Various Birdfest Views 2018 ... Street parking was full in town so we drove to the Cary Unit and hiked around. Click image to enlarge Ridgefield Birdfest and Bluegrass, Ridgefield, Washington. Image taken October 6, 2018. Click image to enlarge Ridgefield Birdfest and Bluegrass, Ridgefield, Washington. Image taken October 6, 2018. Click image to enlarge Ridgefield Birdfest and Bluegrass, Ridgefield, Washington. Image taken October 6, 2018. Click image to enlarge Ridgefield Birdfest and Bluegrass, Ridgefield, Washington. Image taken October 6, 2018. Click image to enlarge Cathlapotle Plankhouse Replica, Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Ridgefield, Washington. Image taken October 6, 2018. Click image to enlarge Cathlapotle Plankhouse Replica, Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Ridgefield, Washington. Image taken October 6, 2018. 2014 ... Hiked around the Carty Unit on Saturday and manned the RNWR booth in town on Sunday. Click image to enlarge Ridgefield Birdfest and Bluegrass, Ridgefield, Washington. Image taken October 4, 2014. Click image to enlarge Ridgefield Birdfest and Bluegrass, Ridgefield, Washington. Image taken October 4, 2014. Click image to enlarge Farmer's Market, Ridgefield Birdfest and Bluegrass, Ridgefield, Washington. Image taken October 4, 2014. Click image to enlarge Liberty Theater, Ridgefield Birdfest and Bluegrass, Ridgefield, Washington. Image taken October 4, 2014. Click image to enlarge Carty Unit, Ridgefield Birdfest and Bluegrass, Ridgefield, Washington. Image taken October 4, 2014. Click image to enlarge Carty Unit, Ridgefield Birdfest and Bluegrass, Ridgefield, Washington. Image taken October 4, 2014. Click image to enlarge Bow making, Carty Unit, Ridgefield Birdfest and Bluegrass, Ridgefield, Washington. Image taken October 4, 2014. Click image to enlarge Woven hat, Cathlapotle Plankhouse, Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge Birdfest. Image taken October 4, 2014. 2013 ... The Refuge itself was closed due to the government sequester, but Birdfest continued in town ... went on Sunday to walk around town, hiked along Lake River, and had lunch at Overlook Park. Click image to enlarge "Birdfest", Ridgefield, Washington. Image taken, October 6, 2013. Click image to enlarge Turkey Vulture, Audubon Birds, "Birdfest", Ridgefield, Washington. Image taken, October 6, 2013. Click image to enlarge Peregrine Falcon, Audubon Birds, "Birdfest", Ridgefield, Washington. Image taken, October 6, 2013. 2011 ... On Saturday led a van tour around River "S" Unit and then went over to the Carty Unit to hike around. On Sunday spent the day as a "greeter" at River "S" Unit. Click image to enlarge Ridgefield Birdfest, Ridgefield, Washington. Image taken October 8, 2011. Click image to enlarge "Farmer's Market", Ridgefield Birdfest, Ridgefield, Washington. While sign says "2009", sign was used in 2011 too. Image taken October 8, 2011. Click image to enlarge Cathlapotle Plankhouse, Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. Image taken, October 8, 2011. Click image to enlarge Entrance, Cathlapotle Plankhouse, Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. Image taken, October 8, 2011. Click image to enlarge Kids mural background, Cathlapotle Plankhouse, Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. Image taken, October 8, 2011. Mural background for Birdfest ... the kids colored fish and leaves and Refuge volunteers attached them to the mural. Click image to enlarge Interior, Cathlapotle Plankhouse, Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. Image taken, October 8, 2011. Click image to enlarge Interior, Cathlapotle Plankhouse, Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. Image taken, October 8, 2011. 2009 ... Hiked around the Carty Unit on Saturday and participated in the Cathlapotle Village hike. On Sunday, spent all day as "greeter" at River "S" Unit. Click image to enlarge Cathlapotle Village plankhouse location, looking north, Ridgefield NWR, Washington. Portland State University professor talking about Village history. Flagged tree shows the location of the northeast corner of the early plankhouse. Image taken, October 10, 2009. Click image to enlarge Cathlapotle Village plankhouse location, looking south, Ridgefield NWR, Washington. Image taken, October 10, 2009. 2007 ... Took the Sandhill Crane Tour !!!!!!!! Click image to enlarge "Sandhill Crane tour", Ridgefield Birdfest, Ridgefield NWR, Ridgefield, Washington. Image taken October 12, 2007. Click image to enlarge "Sandhill Crane tour", Ridgefield Birdfest, Ridgefield NWR, Ridgefield, Washington. Image taken October 12, 2007. Click image to enlarge "Sandhill Crane tour", Ridgefield Birdfest, Ridgefield NWR, Ridgefield, Washington. Image taken October 12, 2007. From the Journals of Lewis and Clark ... Clark, November 5, 1805 ... Return to Menu

*River Miles [RM] are approximate, in statute miles, and were determined from USGS topo maps, obtained from NOAA nautical charts, or obtained from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website, 2003 Sources:    All Lewis and Clark quotations from Gary Moulton editions of the Lewis and Clark Journals, University of Nebraska Press, all attempts have been made to type the quotations exactly as in the Moulton editions, however typing errors introduced by this web author cannot be ruled out; location interpretation from variety of sources, including this website author.

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