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[the photos for this entry have, sadly, been lost, except for this icon, which I made from one of them]
The plank-house at Cathlapotle is a beautiful reconstruction of a Chinookan communal dwelling in the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. It's made of hand-hewn cedar planks--walls and roof--and decorated inside with 21st-century interpretations of traditional woodcarving.
When we arrived today, woodsmoke was rising from the roof vents, hovering in the still air along the Columbia River.
( A little Northwest history and tourism--with pictures--behind the cut. )
The plank-house at Cathlapotle is a beautiful reconstruction of a Chinookan communal dwelling in the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. It's made of hand-hewn cedar planks--walls and roof--and decorated inside with 21st-century interpretations of traditional woodcarving.
When we arrived today, woodsmoke was rising from the roof vents, hovering in the still air along the Columbia River.
( A little Northwest history and tourism--with pictures--behind the cut. )
