We stopped at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge north of Vancouver Washington this morning and walked the Oak to Wetlands Trail and the Carty Lake Trail for a total of 4 miles.
The trail passed a plankhouse,
and went under and past many white oak trees.
On our way to the Carty Lake Trail, we passed duck lake, where we watched a great blue heron fly off, 
and saw several ducks swimming on the lake.
We walked past some more oak trees and open fields.
The trail crossed a bridge over Gee Creek.
a caterpillar on the side of the trail
Overlooking Carty Lake,
here we saw many ducks and an egret. We also saw a bald eagle fly overhead.
At the south end of the Carty Lake trail, there is a short spur trail to peek out at the Lake River.some of the flora seen along the trails today:
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