The Carty Unit is just a bit north of Ridgefield, Washington
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| Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge |
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| Not spring just yet |
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| Carla looking at me; Jay looking at an otter in the pond |
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| Jay nursing a hot coffee. John being amazed at something he sees |
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| Terry leading a part of our group |
I’ve gone to the River Unit of the refuge in the past for
train pics. This hike features a pedestrian bridge over the same tracks. The Coast Starlight is heading to Portland from Seattle
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| Coast Starlight Southbound |
After the hike we headed up to Norse Hall in Cathlamet. It’s on an island in the Columbia River.
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| Norse Hall |
The oysters were getting a shower before their steam bath.
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| Cleaning the oysters |
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| Into the steam bath for the Oysters |
The feed is in the basement which seats about 150 people in long tables. There are big plastic sheets running the length of the tables with Sharpie lines marking spots for the various parties. There are 3 layers of plastic sheets pre-marked for the 3 feeding times 3:00, 5:00, and 7:00
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| One of our table mates; she was in the group next to ours |
At the beginning each table goes through a line to get 1/2 a crab, potatoe salad, cole slaw, and some beans. Then youngsters come around with 5 gallon buckets of oysters. We went back for seconds.
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| Tasty. |
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| Oysters; and plenty of them. |
The guy in the blue shirt from another group told some great stories about growing up on a pig farm.
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| Remains of the day. Norm, from our group on the left. |
The feed is a big fund raiser for the community; apparently they have a giant fireworks display the 3rd weekend of July.
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| The organizers (I think). I should have gotten their names |
The only thing lacking was dessert. So on the way back to Portland, Carla checked Yelp for ice cream parlors. She found
Ice Cream Renaissance Vancouver. They make their own ice cream.
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| Dessert |
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