Apple Hill

It's a famous "hill" about 40 minutes from our home that it seems EVERYONE in the area goes to in fall. A couple weeks ago, DadO joined us for a day of relaxing and eating!!!...

The hill consists of several apple orchards, as well as vineyards, Christmas tree farms, and other farms. The farms vary in size and produce, but many of them participate in the fun of the fall season!We first went to "High Hill, which is where Matt's family went when he was a kid. It was the happenin' place, with craft booths, a pond to "fish" in, hay and pony rides, pumpkin patch, and of course the smell of fresh baked apple pie in the air!!!....and anything else made from apples we could imagine!!! And CROWDS of people!DadO knew what he wanted!!!...apple donuts of every kind to last all week! We enjoyed free samples of fresh juiced apples with nothing added!!! WOW!!! SO GOOD!!!
It was a perfect afternoon to sit and talk by the pond. We really enjoyed hearing more about DadO's life and time in Vietnam.
We next visited a smaller farm, which i enjoyed even more! The orchard was right there, fewer people, and beautiful setting!

....and even a pig on a spit!!

US!!! :)

We had lunch at "Honey Bear Farm" and just enjoyed the scenery.

By the time we were done talking and relaxing, most farms were closing up, so we just drove around to a few more. We found a great vineyard that we hope to visit again someday for wine tasting.

So peaceful, great view, relaxing, Frank Sinatra playing in the background, sun setting... happiness!!!

This is one of the smaller places closing up shop! We got there in time to pet some animals!

Llama!

Goose, llama, llama, llama, llama! :) I like the one with bangs!

And a place with tons of flowers!

We only got to see about half of "Apple Hill" so I hope we'll get to see the rest on another saturday! Maybe you could visit and come with us! :)