Use the links below to a day-by-day recounting of our Adventure in Education
Day 8 ~ Ridgefield NWR
18 miles, 330 citizens
The men of the Centennial Caravan woke up today on Bachelors Island Unit of the Ridgefield NWR where we camped out at the maintenance shed, the women stayed in various homes of the Friends of the Ridgefield NWR. As the fog lifted over the Columbia River a flight of 45 Sandhill Cranes migrating north, then about 500 cackling Canada Geese took off and followed them, we headed into town and met up with the women at the Ridgefield Community Center.
We again spent the night at Ridgefield, the Caravan ladies had such lovely accommodations at the homes of Alene Wodaege, Ellen Rogers and Wim Geurden Ridgefield NWR was a wonderful adventure..
Fog lifts over the Columbia River, the hills in the distance are across the river in Oregon.
The Caravaners set up our mobile displays outside the Ridgefield Community Center while Tim ran the slide/video inside the Center.
About 11:30 am we left Ridgefield Community Center and caravanned out onto 1-5 to exit 14. We bad lunch, set up a hand out table, and were met by a group of Prius owners. We decorated the Prius cars with magnetic caravan logos....
About an hour later the Ridgefield Police Chief, with his red & blue lights flashing, escorted our now very large Caravan up 1-5 followed by the Fire Chief in his big fire engine also with lights flashing. We caravanned back into Ridgefield, all around town, and out to the refuge.
At the refuge a 2 Day of Issue Stamp Ceremony was being hosted by the Friends of Ridgefield NWR. We were honored to meet Rep. Brian Baird, leading Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee along with other local celebrities.
Mount Saint Helens from the Refuge
We head south again....
...as the Cacklers head north. As we plan for the next 100 years let us make sure that there are even more refuges for the migrants of the Pacific Flyway