{"id":3494,"date":"2010-09-10T10:45:50","date_gmt":"2010-09-10T18:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simonburrow.com\/\/?p=3494"},"modified":"2010-09-10T10:45:50","modified_gmt":"2010-09-10T18:45:50","slug":"golden-hills-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=3494","title":{"rendered":"Golden Hills Idea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every October millions of people travel through New England to see the Fall Foliage.\u00a0 It creates, among other things, traffic jams and cash flow.\u00a0 In May the Cherry Blossom Festival draws millions more to Washington DC.\u00a0 Seasonal tourism is a super cash generator for regions blessed with special but short term beauty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Small\" title=\"Paso Robles\" href=\"http:\/\/simonburrow.com\/\/photos\/photo\/4924599525\/paso-robles.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4076\/4924599525_02674fed94_m.jpg?resize=240%2C115\" alt=\"Paso Robles\" width=\"240\" height=\"115\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The golden Hills of California are one such phenomenon. \u00a0 I suspect that if San Luis Obispo County were to begin to promote the <strong><span style=\"color: #c3bb3b;\">Golden Hills Season<\/span> <\/strong>it could create for itself the same type of opportunity as New England and Washington DC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Small\" title=\"Paso Robles\" href=\"http:\/\/simonburrow.com\/\/photos\/photo\/4924599525\/paso-robles.html\"><\/a> <a class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Small\" title=\"Paso Robles\" href=\"http:\/\/simonburrow.com\/\/photos\/photo\/4925197846\/paso-robles.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4093\/4925197846_f1aa5a23fb_m.jpg?resize=240%2C180\" alt=\"Paso Robles\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Golden Hills  are at there best in July and early August.\u00a0 Before the peak season the  hills are green and the contrast isn&#8217;t there.\u00a0 After August they start to turn brown.\u00a0 But when the <span style=\"color: #c3bb3b;\"><strong>golden hills<\/strong><\/span> are framing the oak trees in the valleys the beauty is equal to the autumn colors in New England.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Small\" title=\"Paso Robles\" href=\"http:\/\/simonburrow.com\/\/photos\/photo\/4924601485\/paso-robles.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4123\/4924601485_c8e3551ef2_m.jpg?resize=240%2C180\" alt=\"Paso Robles\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>How could San Luis Obispo County create this opportunity?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have a <span style=\"color: #c3bb3b;\"><strong>Golden Hills Festival<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Create a tour route and promote it online<\/li>\n<li>Get bus tour operators to schedule weekend tours from LA<\/li>\n<li>Have a photography contest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You see brown hills and I see a golden opportunity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every October millions of people travel through New England to see the Fall Foliage.\u00a0 It creates, among other things, traffic jams and cash flow.\u00a0 In May the Cherry Blossom Festival draws millions more to Washington DC.\u00a0 Seasonal tourism is a super cash generator for regions blessed with special but short term beauty. 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