The state park near John Day was lush with greenery! We had a site near John Day River. 
I am still in awe of all things green after spending so much time in desert areas this year! Our campsite was great, the paved pad was about 80 feet long.
The fire pit and picnic table were placed just right. At the entrance to the site there were forsythia trees. 
While at Clyde Holliday we went geocaching and sightseeing. Our first geocache was at the US Forest Service building where there was a beginner's fishing pond stocked by the USFS. 
The cache was in the largest ammo can we had ever seen and it was just sitting in the open near the edge grass near the pond!
One of the caches was near the Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site. Two Chinese men came to the area in 1862 after learning gold was discovered nearby. They prospered and bought this building where they had a store and doctor office. They also lived in the building. They built the upper story in their later years. Neither man ever sent for his family in China and they requested not to be buried in the area, not to have their bones shipped home as others did.
We had to count words on the National Historic Register, do some math and change the coordinates to find the actual cache!
The cache was located in a garden behind the Kam Wah Chung building.
Saturday was a busy day in the towns of John Day and Canyon City (2 miles south of John Day). Gold was discovered in Canyon City on June 8, 1862. Every year the town celebrates the discovery. The day started with a parade.
This was small town America at its best! The town has a population of less than 1000.
We enjoyed watching the parade and the two little boys across the way trying to catch all the candy that came their way!
I am still in awe of all things green after spending so much time in desert areas this year! Our campsite was great, the paved pad was about 80 feet long.The fire pit and picnic table were placed just right. At the entrance to the site there were forsythia trees. While at Clyde Holliday we went geocaching and sightseeing. Our first geocache was at the US Forest Service building where there was a beginner's fishing pond stocked by the USFS. The cache was in the largest ammo can we had ever seen and it was just sitting in the open near the edge grass near the pond!
One of the caches was near the Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site. Two Chinese men came to the area in 1862 after learning gold was discovered nearby. They prospered and bought this building where they had a store and doctor office. They also lived in the building. They built the upper story in their later years. Neither man ever sent for his family in China and they requested not to be buried in the area, not to have their bones shipped home as others did.We had to count words on the National Historic Register, do some math and change the coordinates to find the actual cache!The cache was located in a garden behind the Kam Wah Chung building. Saturday was a busy day in the towns of John Day and Canyon City (2 miles south of John Day). Gold was discovered in Canyon City on June 8, 1862. Every year the town celebrates the discovery. The day started with a parade.This was small town America at its best! The town has a population of less than 1000.We enjoyed watching the parade and the two little boys across the way trying to catch all the candy that came their way!We toured the local museum which had many artifacts including Greenhorn Jail and an old cabin.
Later in the evening we went to the fairgrounds in John Day to watch the fiddling contest. It started with the judges presenting a fiddling program. The ladies are mother & daughter, the man is an 81 year young champion fiddler.
I have to say that our favorite fiddlers were the pee-wees. They were ages 5-8. Our favorite peewee was the youngest and by far the most talented in her division. The contestants played 3 songs--a hoe down, a waltz, and a song of choice. This young lady finished her set with Rocky Top and she was fantastic! 
Later in the evening she played a duet with her 8 year old sister. What a talented duo! Sunday morning I went for a walk along the river trail at Clyde Holliday and to the pond. There were many beautiful wildflowers and some very disturbed birds. This red-winged blackbird followed me around the pond!
I snapped pictures of some of the wildflowers. The poppies were gorgeous. I never noticed the fine detail inside the poppies, I just liked looking at them.
These purple wildflowers were beautiful, too.
The path is maintained in the summer by Oregon Youth Conservation Corps. One of them painted this sign next to the pond. 
I snapped pictures of some of the wildflowers. The poppies were gorgeous. I never noticed the fine detail inside the poppies, I just liked looking at them.These purple wildflowers were beautiful, too.The path is maintained in the summer by Oregon Youth Conservation Corps. One of them painted this sign next to the pond. On my way back to our site, I passed near one of the tepees that can be rented at Clyde Holliday. While we were there, both tepees were occupied by 4 moms and 8 or 9 children who were probably 6 years old and younger. They were having a great time.
We left Clyde Holliday and to head toward Springfield, Oregon. Bob wanted to purchase another solar panel. The company where we purchased our first 2 panels is located there.
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