Saturday, October 30, 2010

Jelly Belly Factory

Chuck, Hattie, Dick and I drove over to Fairfield to tour the Jelly Belly factory. SONY DSC

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It was a very interesting tour. We didn’t know they made so many different flavors. The new one this year is honey flavored. My favorite was the popcorn flavored, tastes just like buttered popcorn.

This time of year they set up a haunted house that was wonderful.

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They have an art gallery where all the art is made from Jelly Beans.

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After the tour we had lunch here.

Locke, CA

Locke was founded in 1915 when a fire broke out in the Chinese section of nearby Walnut Grove. The Chinese in the area decided that it was time to establish a town of their own. They approached a land owner George Locke to see if they could build a town on his land.

Levee construction originally brought the Chinese to this area but by the time this town was built most of the work was in farm labor.

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This is Main Street. We were expecting a tour but everything was closed.

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Even Al the Wop’s was closed.

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Interesting alley’s

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Chuck                                 Hattie

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Dick                                                        and I had a great morning poking around this strange little town.

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Lake of the Springs TT

We haven’t been here for a number of years and it has improved over the years.

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Here is our campsite in the X section, 50 amps and full-hookups.

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We had bucks strolling through and turkeys.

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The lodge has a kitchen on one side in the middle is the family lodge and the other end is the adult lodge.

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You never know where you will come across a deer in this park. Dick found this one wondering if he should come up the stairs for a visit.

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We had a nice visit in this area and might make a stop here when we head back to OR in the spring.

Friday, October 8, 2010

Eagle Point Continued

After a wonderful breakfast we were on the road again to Historic Jacksonville.

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It is a great little town. We just need more time in this area. Next time we are going to stay longer.

Eagle Point, OR

We came to Eagle Point to spend the night at Dick & Marla’s, we parked in front of their house and took off with them to see the sights.

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This is a beautiful area. Our next stop was on  the Rogue River.

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We had a great day that ended with Chinese food and homemade blackberry pie and ice cream.