I absolutely LOVE this time of year! It’s the beginning of fall and, although we have such warm weather in Southern California, the apple orchards are open by the end of September and the apples are ready for picking!
This year we decided to visit the adorable town of Julian, since it’s just a hop, skip & a jump away! (Ok maybe it’s actually a couple hours away) The downtown area of Julian is adorable and has many little shops, restaurants and pie shops. You can also ride in a horse-drawn carriage down the main street. The farms and apple orchards are all pretty close to the downtown area, so you can either stop at them on your way into town or as you’re leaving. On this particular trip, we ate lunch at Julian Cafe & Bakery, before going apple picking. Not only was the food yummy, we also enjoyed drinking out of glass boot mugs! After lunch was when we wandered into the town pie shops and country stores.
We spent the first few days of our honeymoon in Julian! It’s also where our first date was, apple pie a la mode and melted cheddar on top. Sooo good! Love that little town. {We lived in Escondido}
Hi! I saw your link in the SoCal Social group so I wanted to come over & say hi before we get to meet in person 🙂 Are you in SD? I live in RB 🙂 I am Tara over at http://www.aspectacledowl.com & I look forward to meeting you!