Photo – Woman kayak fishing on Lava Lake with Mt. Bachelor in the background
We took a scenic drive on the Cascade Lakes National Scenic Byway and stopped at picturesque Lava Lake for lunch. Not only is it beautiful, but apparently it’s well known for it’s great fishing.
Photo – Young man fly fishing on the Deschutes River
One of the subjects I wanted to photograph while in Central Oregon was of someone fly fishing. During our hike along the Deschutes River in Sunriver, the opportunity presented itself.
Photo – Deschutes River, Sunriver, Oregon
We had attended a fantasic 50th birthday party for Chris, Jeff’s cousin, in the beautiful community of Sunriver the day this photo was taken. Chris took us for a walk on the community pathway, which took us along the Deschutes River.
Photo – Family camping at La Pine State Park Campground, Oregon
The family in this photo, was one of several families that had come here for a school field trip. They made base camp here and visited nearby attractions during the day.
La Pine SP was spectacular! We brought our neighbors tent trailer again for this trip. They even had full hook-ups for just $17.00 per night (high season rate). Many of Oregon’s State Parks have full RV hook-ups, compared to California where we live. Just a few of California’s State Parks have them. In addition, the bathrooms were heated and the showers had hot water. Cabins and Yurts were also available for rent, as an alternative to a tent or a RV. This park was also equipped with a recycling center for disposing of your bottles, cans and plastic, as well as an RV dump station.
The most bizarre thing about our stay here, was that the 2 RV sites directly across from us, were occupied by people from the Auburn, CA area where we live. And they weren’t even traveling together! It really is a small world!
Photo – Sherri and Cocoa take time out from their run -Â La Pine State Park Campground
We couldn’t get enough of this spot! Each morning during our 4-day stay, we would end up here. It was one of the only spots along the river we could access safely. Even so, we had to keep a tight handhold on the dog, as the river was deep right at the edge and moving fairly fast. She did fall in once and we barely got her out!
Photo – Sherri & Cocoa running along the Deschutes River
This 3.5-mile loop trail runs around the entire La Pine State Park Campground and is great for running, hiking and mountain biking.
Photo – Jeff and Cocoa walking along the Deschutes River, La Pine State Park, Oregon
You can see more photos taken along the Deschutes River in Oregon here and I will be posting more over the next few days.
Our campsite at Canyon Creek Campground, CA
Here are a couple more photos from our trip to Lake Faucherie and Canyon Creek in Nevada County. The photo above is of our campsite along Canyon Creek. We borrowed this tent trailer from our wonderful neighbors, who insist that we use it whenever we want to, except for a couple weeks out of the year. So, we have been taking them up on their offer.
We prefer to travel the back roads and often by four-wheel drive. This trailer would not make it into a lot of the places we go, but most people are amazed at some of the places we do take it. Canyon Creek Campground was one of those places. Most of the people we talked to were complaining about the road and couldn’t believe we made it in with a tent trailer. To us, it was just another dirt road!
We will eventually invest in our own RV and the first one we get will be an off-road tent trailer.
Peg's tent site at Canyon Creek Campground, CA.
Canyon Creek Campground is quite the camping spot! First of all, there is no fee to camp at this beautiful, uncrowded campground located along Canyon Creek. The campsites are spacious and most of them are equipped with bear boxes for storing your food. There are also picnic tables, fire rings and clean pit toilets. Now, that’s what I call getting a lot for your money!
