Message to ALL of Our Government Leaders

 

Sorry to offend anyone….just how we both feel right now.  Lord forgive us…..

Apple Hill

Apple Hill gets its name by the Apple Hill Growers Association, which includes 55 ranches located in the  foothills east of Sacramento in El Dorado County, just past Placerville and in and around the community of Camino.  All in all, a trip of just under 100 miles there and back.  Click on the map above and it will open a “pdf” with a better map which includes the names and locations of the many businesses and growers which make up the Apple Hill group and community.  And what do they have at Apple Hill you might wonder?

Why Fudge, and…

….Apple Pie of course!

Our first stop (and later out last stop) was to Abel’s Acres where we had lunch.

    

You order your lunch in the little red building, above left, then find tables to eat at, above right, and if they are real busy (can you say “don’t go on a weekend?”) then you can go to the table down below, where they also have a pumpkin patch, corn maze, and other kids activities.

And after lunch you can shop and shop and shop….this isle alone is made up of apple butter, more apple butter, even more apple butter, some various jams, and yes, more apple butter…..among other things. We looked, did not buy, until we came upon it again as we left the area because we wanted to keep the frozen pies frozen, the fresh pies fresh, and of course, we picked up a jar of Apple Butter.

One reason we came was to catch some of the fall colors…what we caught were a few fall colors, and some apples still on some of the trees.

A few tress had lots of color….

…others had some color….

….some will remain green all year round.

We even found some flowers growing in some locations….

     

…including these flowers (above) along side the roadway which included these wonderful roses…..

We drove and drove, and near the end we came to the next “must see” stop…..the Fudge Factory.  And if you need a “because”, the “because” is this….

Chocolate Makes Life Bearable

  

And oh, do they have an assortment of chocolate, and fudge, and caramel apples, and jams, and ice cream, and…well….you get the picture.

And we did find more color….but we are a few weeks too early for the prime season.

Which leads us to another conclusion…..

….chances are this is not going to be the only fresh apple pie we get from Apple Hill this year!