{"id":1191,"date":"2018-06-02T08:44:04","date_gmt":"2018-06-02T07:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dmjsystems.co.uk\/rvblog\/?p=1191"},"modified":"2018-06-02T19:48:50","modified_gmt":"2018-06-02T18:48:50","slug":"orland-north-california-almonds-olives-and-wines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmjsystems.co.uk\/rvblog\/2018\/06\/02\/orland-north-california-almonds-olives-and-wines\/","title":{"rendered":"Orland, North California, almonds, olives and wines."},"content":{"rendered":"

From Yosemite we moved into Northern California. California seems to have been going on forever, and this was going to be our last long stop in the state before we moved on to Oregon.<\/p>\n

We had heard that this was a place to visit as it was renowned for its olive oil, almonds and most importantly wine!!<\/p>\n

We booked into Parkway RV near Orland and again we managed to get into a very nice campground. lovely shady pitch, well off the Interstate, so nice and quiet at night. Needed the shade as the\u00a0temperatures were rising again (92F\/34C) and it turned out they had a nice swimming pool. It was while I was in the pool in the evening that I found out from some Canadians there was going to be a wine tasting\u00a0run by the wife of the park owner.<\/p>\n

It was an interesting experience and I returned to the\u00a0RV having tasted a few local wines and without pictures as I had forgotten my camera!!<\/p>\n

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Pull through site so plenty of room and shade.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Spark parked behind.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The next day we then set off to explore the area and found a massive dam called Black Butte Dam and behind it was an equally massive lake called, you guessed it, Black Butte Lake!!<\/p>\n

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Black Butte Dam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Dam across part of the lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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You can fish, canoe, kayak, \u00a0almost anything except swim.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Map of part of the lake. in total 16 miles long.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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On the way back we spotted hundreds of these in a field. Bet you can’t guess what they are. See my next post in Oregon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The next day we decided to go East from Orland instead of West. We drove to a little town called Paradise and what should we find\u00a0– it is built on a Butte called Butte Creek Canyon.<\/p>\n

Now some of you may not know what a Butte is. Picture those western films with the hugely high rocks all alone in the desert. This one wasn’t quite as magnificent, but quite remarkable as it was long and thin and had a road going up it to Paradise.<\/p>\n

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The Butte and the valley extending into the distance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The road that runs along the top of the Butte with sheer drops either side.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking down the valley.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A view across the valley to the Butte the other side. The valley floor is over 1,000ft straight down.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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What can be found in the valley and on the Butte.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In Paradise itself there was a local Park called Bille Park that had been built on the side of the Butte with lots of unusual trees and plants and an ornamental creek with cast iron bridges. It was very a tranquil place just to sit and relax.<\/p>\n

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One of the bridges and guess who.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A view up the park showing the creek and one of the bridges and a cupola.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On the way back we thought we would explore the valley floor and came across something we were not expecting. There always seems to be something around the corner in America, and this was the longest 3 span covered bridge in the USA, called Honey Run Bridge. It is no longer used as a bridge as in the late 1950’s someone crashed into one of the supports but it was repaired and preserved, and can be used for weddings!!<\/p>\n

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Honey Run Bridge entrance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Inside the bridge showing the main span.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The bridge covering that was put on to preserve the bridge deck.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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One of the main beams showing how it was encased in metal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Anne and I in and on\u00a0the bridge!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The bridge that replaced it, not as pretty!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The temperatures even in the evening were quite high\u00a0so we ate outside.<\/p>\n

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On the next day I did some RV maintenance and Anne decided the light was so good she would use some of the fabric she had been buying. We also went into Orland and bought some local almonds and olive oil.<\/p>\n

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And the day after that we left Orland and headed to our last stop in California next to Mt Shasta.<\/p>\n

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A lake in Northern California just off I-5. The blue water is snow melt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The rest area near the lake.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Parked up for the night.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mt Shasta in the sunshine, the view from our RV.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Mt Shasta with the sun setting on it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And the day after we left California and entered Oregon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From Yosemite we moved into Northern California. California seems to have been going on forever, and this was going to be our last long stop in the state before we moved on to Oregon. We had heard that this was a place to visit as it was renowned for its olive oil, almonds and most … <\/p>\n

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