Lori put together another Tom Walk, this time over in Vancouver, WA. Lori, Marilyn, Barbara, Wendy, Tom and I met at the Pearson Air Museum at Fort Vancouver. From there we preceded on our normal route of going pass Fort Vancouver, over the Confluence Bridge, under the I5 bridge to walk along the Vancouver Waterfront Trail. At the end of the is a group of picnic tables and we stopped there for a bit to eat. After our stop we headed to to Esther Short Park and over the Evergreen St. Bridge back to Fort Vancouver. Our last bit was to walk along Officers Row and back to our cars. This was about a 4.5 mile walk.
Our Walk started at Pearson Air Museum
A map of Fort Vancouver complex
Looking over the garden to Fort Vancouver
Our group checks out new signs on the Bridge
All of the signs were vandalized so am happy to see new ones
Heading under the I-5 bridge to the new waterfront
View of the I-5 bridge from the dock overlook
A major renovation is taking place of a final section of the waterfront
A transformed Vancouver Waterfront
Heading along the Vancouver Waterfront walkway
Looking across Grants Pier to the I-5 freeway bridge
The Western most section of Walkway
Park area is full of picnic tables
We stopped to have a snack
Heading back East on Columbia Way
A new senior living complex is now open
With the opening of the parking building all of the surface lots have closed
We walk through Esther Short Park
Heading over the bridge back to Fort Vancouver
The red brick building was the base hospital and once had a large back yard.
Heading down Officers Row
The Grant still has the original log cabin structure under the clap boards
The Marshall House if open to the Public during visitor hours
Heading back to the cars