The wife wanted to go get some apples she heard were in so off we went.
250 miles round trip, and a wonderful day all on back country roads.
Went up to Oakwood Fruit Farm which is in the hills area just north of
Lone Rock. Great place with fair prices. Got a 1/2 peck of a new
variety that comes in a little earlier than the HoneyCrisp. It's called Rave, and is almost as sweet, but a little more tart. Very good.
<https://www.oakwoodfruitfarm.com/>
County Rd T, between Barnveld and Spring Green is just incredible. Been
on it once before, and it is almost no traffic with winding roads in the hills. There is mile after mile of state wilderness land with great
trout fishing opportunities. The flowers in the area were spectacular.
Crazy color. Good way to get the mind clear.
I'm ready for a beer. Plastic's on the bar and you guys use it.
sticks
On 8/27/2023 9:09 AM, Old_Crow wrote:
On Saturday, August 19, 2023 at 6:47:31 PM UTC-7, sticks wrote:
The wife wanted to go get some apples she heard were in so off we went.
250 miles round trip, and a wonderful day all on back country roads.
Went up to Oakwood Fruit Farm which is in the hills area just north of
Lone Rock. Great place with fair prices. Got a 1/2 peck of a new
variety that comes in a little earlier than the HoneyCrisp. It's called
Rave, and is almost as sweet, but a little more tart. Very good.
<https://www.oakwoodfruitfarm.com/>
County Rd T, between Barnveld and Spring Green is just incredible. Been
on it once before, and it is almost no traffic with winding roads in the >>> hills. There is mile after mile of state wilderness land with great
trout fishing opportunities. The flowers in the area were spectacular.
Crazy color. Good way to get the mind clear.
I'm ready for a beer. Plastic's on the bar and you guys use it.
sticks
When my wife and I used to live in SoCal we'd ride up to a place
called Oak Glen for apples and apple related food items. Heard it
almost got washed away in the hurricane last week. Bummer, it was
kind of a cool place to ride to.
That stinks. Around here, these orchards are a big part of fall
activity. The ones we got were kind of a special apple being early in
the season. Up in our area, we have the cold to worry about with the survival of the trees and seasonal crop. One of the reasons you always
find them in the hilly areas is because of occasional spring frosts.
Cold air gets heavier as temps lower, and settles in the bottom of the valleys. This little difference in temp of a couple degrees can save
the spring buds and success of the season. The hills have just the
right soil, apples being very accommodating with their sand content in
the ground. Other crops would find these locations difficult and less productive. So riding to these places is always going to take you to
the good scenery. We'll probably do one more round on 2 wheels for a
peck or two, but then have to take the truck when the color is really
out. Cider, apples, donuts and a small fortune of so many things that
look good when you're in the places. It's about the only place I food
shop, so I just put one of everything in the cart.
I'm having an ice coffee, but let me get a round.
On Saturday, August 19, 2023 at 6:47:31 PM UTC-7, sticks wrote:
The wife wanted to go get some apples she heard were in so off we went.
250 miles round trip, and a wonderful day all on back country roads.
Went up to Oakwood Fruit Farm which is in the hills area just north of
Lone Rock. Great place with fair prices. Got a 1/2 peck of a new
variety that comes in a little earlier than the HoneyCrisp. It's called
Rave, and is almost as sweet, but a little more tart. Very good.
<https://www.oakwoodfruitfarm.com/>
County Rd T, between Barnveld and Spring Green is just incredible. Been
on it once before, and it is almost no traffic with winding roads in the
hills. There is mile after mile of state wilderness land with great
trout fishing opportunities. The flowers in the area were spectacular.
Crazy color. Good way to get the mind clear.
I'm ready for a beer. Plastic's on the bar and you guys use it.
sticks
When my wife and I used to live in SoCal we'd ride up to a place called Oak Glen for apples and apple related food items. Heard it almost got washed away in the hurricane last week. Bummer, it was kind of a cool place to ride to.
On 8/27/2023 2:36 PM, sticks wrote:
On 8/27/2023 9:09 AM, Old_Crow wrote:
On Saturday, August 19, 2023 at 6:47:31 PM UTC-7, sticks wrote:
The wife wanted to go get some apples she heard were in so off we went. >>> 250 miles round trip, and a wonderful day all on back country roads.
Went up to Oakwood Fruit Farm which is in the hills area just north of >>> Lone Rock. Great place with fair prices. Got a 1/2 peck of a new
variety that comes in a little earlier than the HoneyCrisp. It's called >>> Rave, and is almost as sweet, but a little more tart. Very good.
<https://www.oakwoodfruitfarm.com/>
County Rd T, between Barnveld and Spring Green is just incredible. Been >>> on it once before, and it is almost no traffic with winding roads in the >>> hills. There is mile after mile of state wilderness land with great
trout fishing opportunities. The flowers in the area were spectacular. >>> Crazy color. Good way to get the mind clear.
I'm ready for a beer. Plastic's on the bar and you guys use it.
sticks
When my wife and I used to live in SoCal we'd ride up to a place
called Oak Glen for apples and apple related food items. Heard it
almost got washed away in the hurricane last week. Bummer, it was
kind of a cool place to ride to.
That stinks. Around here, these orchards are a big part of fall
activity. The ones we got were kind of a special apple being early in
the season. Up in our area, we have the cold to worry about with the survival of the trees and seasonal crop. One of the reasons you always find them in the hilly areas is because of occasional spring frosts.
Cold air gets heavier as temps lower, and settles in the bottom of the valleys. This little difference in temp of a couple degrees can save
the spring buds and success of the season. The hills have just the
right soil, apples being very accommodating with their sand content in
the ground. Other crops would find these locations difficult and less productive. So riding to these places is always going to take you to
the good scenery. We'll probably do one more round on 2 wheels for a
peck or two, but then have to take the truck when the color is really
out. Cider, apples, donuts and a small fortune of so many things that look good when you're in the places. It's about the only place I food shop, so I just put one of everything in the cart.
I'm having an ice coffee, but let me get a round.Around here the ride to go chase fresh apples and apple pies was a run
to Julian Ca. Generally I try to stay out of Ca, but I can be excused
for apple pie, and the politics wasn't quite so extreme 30 years ago.
One nice thing about a run to Julian (any time of year) was a huge
elevation change and temperature drop as you climb up out of the desert
into the pines. Another is the back road into Julian has some nice
turns and curves.
When it comes to apples though, my grandfather (northern Ohio) had welsh apples planted along the south side of his truck garden. They started getting a little sweet about the time the got close to full size. In
mid to late summer I ate many a green apple picked from those trees.
Long before they reach proper ripeness to pick.
I tried once to grow apples down in the desert with breeds that were supposed produce fruit with very few cold hours, but I couldn't make
them live long enough to find out. In fact the only apple tree I recall seeing in the desert was a crab apple "bush" next to a friends front
door where with all the traffic, from kids, friends, and family running
in and out I think it was constantly getting cool air from the house air conditioning all summer long. Of course that was Lewis Apple's house.
LOL.
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On Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 2:56:18 PM UTC-7, Bob La Londe wrote:
On 8/27/2023 2:36 PM, sticks wrote:
On 8/27/2023 9:09 AM, Old_Crow wrote:Around here the ride to go chase fresh apples and apple pies was a run
On Saturday, August 19, 2023 at 6:47:31 PM UTC-7, sticks wrote:
The wife wanted to go get some apples she heard were in so off we went. >>>>> 250 miles round trip, and a wonderful day all on back country roads. >>>>> Went up to Oakwood Fruit Farm which is in the hills area just north of >>>>> Lone Rock. Great place with fair prices. Got a 1/2 peck of a new
variety that comes in a little earlier than the HoneyCrisp. It's called >>>>> Rave, and is almost as sweet, but a little more tart. Very good.
<https://www.oakwoodfruitfarm.com/>
County Rd T, between Barnveld and Spring Green is just incredible. Been >>>>> on it once before, and it is almost no traffic with winding roads in the >>>>> hills. There is mile after mile of state wilderness land with great
trout fishing opportunities. The flowers in the area were spectacular. >>>>> Crazy color. Good way to get the mind clear.
I'm ready for a beer. Plastic's on the bar and you guys use it.
sticks
When my wife and I used to live in SoCal we'd ride up to a place
called Oak Glen for apples and apple related food items. Heard it
almost got washed away in the hurricane last week. Bummer, it was
kind of a cool place to ride to.
That stinks. Around here, these orchards are a big part of fall
activity. The ones we got were kind of a special apple being early in
the season. Up in our area, we have the cold to worry about with the
survival of the trees and seasonal crop. One of the reasons you always
find them in the hilly areas is because of occasional spring frosts.
Cold air gets heavier as temps lower, and settles in the bottom of the
valleys. This little difference in temp of a couple degrees can save
the spring buds and success of the season. The hills have just the
right soil, apples being very accommodating with their sand content in
the ground. Other crops would find these locations difficult and less
productive. So riding to these places is always going to take you to
the good scenery. We'll probably do one more round on 2 wheels for a
peck or two, but then have to take the truck when the color is really
out. Cider, apples, donuts and a small fortune of so many things that
look good when you're in the places. It's about the only place I food
shop, so I just put one of everything in the cart.
I'm having an ice coffee, but let me get a round.
to Julian Ca. Generally I try to stay out of Ca, but I can be excused
for apple pie, and the politics wasn't quite so extreme 30 years ago.
One nice thing about a run to Julian (any time of year) was a huge
elevation change and temperature drop as you climb up out of the desert
into the pines. Another is the back road into Julian has some nice
turns and curves.
When it comes to apples though, my grandfather (northern Ohio) had welsh
apples planted along the south side of his truck garden. They started
getting a little sweet about the time the got close to full size. In
mid to late summer I ate many a green apple picked from those trees.
Long before they reach proper ripeness to pick.
I tried once to grow apples down in the desert with breeds that were
supposed produce fruit with very few cold hours, but I couldn't make
them live long enough to find out. In fact the only apple tree I recall
seeing in the desert was a crab apple "bush" next to a friends front
door where with all the traffic, from kids, friends, and family running
in and out I think it was constantly getting cool air from the house air
conditioning all summer long. Of course that was Lewis Apple's house.
LOL.
--
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CNC Molds N Stuff
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At the time we used to ride to Oak Glen, we lived in Hemet. For some reason it never crossed my mind to ride to Julian. We used to ride to Mt. Palomar and Temecula all the time, don't know why we never did Julian.
I managed a campground on Mt Laguna for 5 months a couple of winters ago. Took the ride to Julian to the brewery a couple of times and had a local mechanic there do some work on my Jeep. Nice place.
I've been to Hemet... once that I recall. I bought a 2 ton CNC mill for
$500 on eBay and picked it up at a screw machine shop in Hemet.
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CNC Molds N Stuff
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