Buttermilk Bend Trail: Chico Photo Of The Week

CHICO, CA — Patch reader Ryan Barnes shot these gorgeous photos around Buttermilk Bend Trail near the covered bridge in South Yuba River State Park.

The orange butterfly is a Northern Checker Spot and the blue butterfly is a Pipevine Swallowtail, Barnes told Patch. The second photo shows what is the beginnings of a controlled burn to hopefully prevent wildfires this year, he said.

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