Columbia Gorge Trip

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Columbia Gorge Trip

• Ryan Rogers
• Mrs. Boyarsky

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Itinerary
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Columbia Land Trust

• We started at Columbia land trust in Vancouver.
  Washington.
• They are based on Officers Row at Fort Vancouver.

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Steigerwald National Wildlife Refuge

• This was our first stop, it was pretty cool. It
  was huge.
• We learned that Lewis and Clark set up a
  provisionary camp near here.
• Wilson Cady has been working on this for many
  years.

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Cape Horn

• This was our next stop, it had an amazing view of
  the Columbia River Gorge.
• You can see some waterfalls on the Oregon side.
• We learned about a Native American burial island
  that you can barely see.

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Stage Coach Stop

• Our next stop was a stage coach stop near Franz
  Lake (AKA Kidney Lake).
• This was a Polish stage coach stop.
• We ate nettle leaves here.
• They are still looking for more history about
  this structure.

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Beacon Rock

• Was our next stop, it is a big living rock.
• The Washington government almost blew it up, but
  someone bought and almost sold it to Oregon.

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Catherine Creek

• Was our lunch stop.
• We learned about many wild flowers.
• The largest basalt arch in North America is here.
• We learned about poison oak - Leaves of three
  let them be.

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Lyle Balch Cemetery

• Was our next stop, it was eerie.
• We learned about Native American burials and saw
  some of these.
• There was a pioneer who rode for the Pony Express
  buried there.

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Western Pond Turtles

• Was our next stop, they were cute.
• They are an endangered species.
• There are only a couple of places that they live
  in Washington.

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Granary tree

• On our next stop we saw Acorn Woodpeckers.
• The only woodpecker that lives in a colony.
• In this colony there were 5.

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Winery

• Was our next stop, it was HOT!!!
• They are trying to restore the native grasses.
  They have done this by planting them in the
  vineyard.
• Native grasses encourage native insects for
  better pollination.

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Flying L Ranch

• Was our home for the night.
• We learned about Calliope Humming Birds.
• The history of the ranch.
• And that the owners teach orienteering

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More Ranch Pics.
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Owl Prowl

• Was later that night.
• We learned about owl calls of the barn owl.
• Owls come out Day or Night.

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Klickitat River

• Was our second to last stop.
• Columbia Land Trust bought this haul road from
  the lumber company in Klickitat.
• We learned about the washed out haul road. They
  are letting the road erode away so the land can
  be as natural as possible.

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Fishing grounds

• Our final stop.
• The Native American fishing platforms on the
  Klickitat River.

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Wilson Cady

• Was our guide, he was super smart. I learned a
  lot from him.
• This is me and Wilson.
• Wilson is an avid birder, he has spotted 680 of
  the 720 species of bird in the lower 48.

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Eric Allen

• Was our other guide and driver.
• He works at Columbia Land Trust.
• He helped prepare our delicious dinner ( my Great
  Aunt Deb helped too).

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