This was a Tom walk with 18 friends at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge.
Welcoming sign
Folks arriving and starting to gather
I was surprise to see all of the new changes
Soon to have a new Community Nature Center
Curve bridge takes you to the trails
Info sigh on the view point on the bridge
A replicate native plank house greets us
Lewis & Clark noted the village of plank houses are this location
Swans dot the lake in the distance
Gate was closed for Swans breeding season
The baron landscape of winter
First of many large white oak trees that are here
We passed a young Newt by the trail
Any place we stopped it was a time to socialize
Green in the summer but brown in the winter
One of many lakes on the Refuge
Another white oak hundreds of years old
Part of the group keeping up with the leader
It is a great place for migrating birds
Back at the cars and on to lunch
Our convoy arrives at the lunch spot
Picnic tables overlooking the marina
More visiting over lunch
After lunch a short walk the Refuge
We walk by Lake River
Start of the Carty Lake Trail
The view point has lost all of its info signs
The trail was closed for the season.