Cathlamet

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I stopped in the little town of Cathlamet, Washington after staying the night in Kelso.  The previous day I participated in the NW UPCOAST RAMROD ride.  It is a true river town on the lower Columbia.


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The old River Rat Trap tavern building doesn’t look so good.  The upper floor of the building is leaning quite a bit to the right.  I wonder if the bar still is operational.

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The old dock.  I suspect that the ferry to Puget Island might have departed from this dock.  Now a bridge connects the island from the Washington side while a ferry still runs to the Oregon side.


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How much longer will the tavern stand before it succumbs to time and the river?

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A business of barges, tugs, and river boats.

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The little county museum was closed but there were a few interesting things to see outside.  This boat, the Totem, fished the river and bought fish from other boats for many years before it was brought ashore as a museum ship.

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An old geared logging steam engine sitting on display.

IMG_9230It was named the Six Spot.

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On the main drag through town.  Not much happening in the morning on a Sunday.

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Another view of the river operation.

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