Friday, April 26, 2013

The Happy Camp Candy Parade

When the term/saying/euphemism/or whatever other word that you feel can be used to describe the following statement “over the river and through the woods” when used it is normally associated with going to “Grandmother’s house”.

But it can also be used literally to describe the road from Grants Pass, Ore. To Happy Camp, Calif. The town that sits right in the middle of the woods!!!!!!!! Yes folks there really is place called Happy Camp!!!!!!! I have no idea how the town  got it's name but I googled the town and your home work assignment after reading this story is to read about HAPPY CAMP, CA.………

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Camp,_California

The road as you can see by the map pictures (find CAVE JUNCTION) at the top of the map (picture #3/upper left) the one without the bullet hole and as you can see the road really does go through the woods to the Klamath River. It is a fun and challenging road for those who like to see how fast they can go over a mountain road with a lot of curves and hairpin turns!!!!

The OLD VOLKS and FOLKS were part of the annual “BIGFOOT PARADE” and for those of you who/whom (not sure which is correct so I will play it safe and use both) have never heard of “BIGFOOT” I suggest you Google him. Anyway Happy Camp is the supposed home of BIGFOOT and the town has a parade every year to celebrate the famous local resident. According to the LORE (not sure what that word means, but I figured I would throw it in anyway) of the west, BIGFOOT has been seen everywhere from Northern California to Washington state??????

Upon arrival at Happy Camp which by the way when you come out of the woods and around the curve you are there!!!!!!!!! The OLD VOLKS and FOLKS registered for the parade.

The reason for the strange title of this story is because all or most of the parade participants throw candy to the children along the parade route. I am going to stop here since there are more than five pictures and I know how much everybody likes reading this stuff. So you have even more to look forward to!!!!
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