Day 206: The acreage which is now known as the Rainey Creek Natural Area was once homesteads and farmland, part of the Cowlitz River's "Big Bottom" black-soil country. The richness of the soil was due in part to recurrent flooding, and when settlers moved to higher ground, their fruit trees were left to grow wild. In the vestiges of what once were yards and small orchards, you'll find apple and cherry trees as well as a wide variety of songbirds and animals as you walk along the trail system.
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