Apple Picking and Pumpkin Patch

This year, for the first time, with much anticipation, we went to Julian to pick apples. We visited Apple Starr Orchards with organic apples and pears. The man who owns it was very friendly, and it was such an authentic and peaceful place to be. It isn't cheap, at $25 for a big bag of apples and pairs, but they are organic and we got a lot in our bag. If you consider all the expenses of the orchard and the man's time, I'm not sure he makes much at all, but my boys had as much fun as a day at an amusement park, so I didn't mind spending the money.


On the way we saw a pumpkin patch in Ramona called Mountain Valley Ranch. We stopped on the way home. It too was authentic, peaceful, and the people who owned it/worked there were very friendly.
The boys really enjoyed the real corn maze, and Kevin and Westley got a kick out of the corn shooting cannon. It was nice to see animals in their home environment, instead of all shoved in a small pen to be harassed by human touch all day. The pumpkins here were reasonably priced for a real pumpkin patch too.


I was really worried about the boys getting car sick on the drive. Will was starting to look queasy, but I think the wristbands and travel-eze oil that we put behind his ears helped us make it there.

Apple Picking Pictures:

Pumpkin Patch Pictures