Beautiful Scenery
We went apple picking yesterday, a little early in the season but YOLO people why wait. It turned out to be a beautiful day the weather was like summer. We are definitely trying to hold on tight to summer so it was great. The critters left in long sleeves and came back in tank tops. It got that hot and carrying half a bushel of apples was a bit of a work out of us all.
Long Sleeves vs Tank Tops
I was not planning on it but I am gonna practice making some apple pies before the holiday season officially begins. We did get a lot of apples. It was nice to pick kids up or try to pick them up so they can pick the nice apples from the trees.
What half a bushel of apples looks like
We did pay $32 for a half a bushel of apples. The fee was not only for the apples but covered admission to the apple field, the apples and a tractor ride. The fee was per groups of 3-4 people. They do have lots of options so you do not have to the half bushel like we did. I think the tractor ride is what sealed the deal for our group. That was a fun activity we had not done before. They did have the corn maze to but my critters were afraid to get lost in the maze so I got to save $3 bucks each, lol. The tractor ride was a pretty fun ride. It was not a hay ride with a enclosed wagon in back it was a tractor pulling a flat pallet. No seat belts or seats. My middle guy had a blast he of course stood up since he is my thrill seeker. It was beautiful to just take in the whole farm. and get nice scenic pictures. When you are done with the ride there is merch, lol. I did not buy a t-shirt but maybe next time.
Tips before you go:
1- Have cash for the bakery and try to get there early. We arrived at about 10am and it was not crowded at all. When we went back (about 2pm) to get more goodies for the way back home the line was out the door and growing by the minute.
2- Bring the wipes or pull ups. The only bathrooms was the dreaded port a potty. They were ok in the morning but got worse as the day went on and more and more people arrived.
3- Pack a nice lunch because hot dogs are $3 a pop. Save your cash for all the Apple Cider Donuts, .85 cents each or 6 for $4.75. If you arrive early get the chocolate covered one for $1.25 each. They were sold out by the time I wanted one so let me know how they are. They do have a nice area with a lot of picnic benches so they do allow outside food and drinks.
4 - Bring your phone charge or extra memory card because there are A LOT of photo opts.
Donuts Maker in actions and all the Baked Goodies
Since we did go earlier than usual we need to go back to get our pumpkin for Halloween. The pumpkin patches start September 28th, so if you need a pumpkin try to go after this date. They also do Christmas trees so that might be another adventure or reason to go back.
Big stack of hay, can you make it to the top?
If you want to have a apple picking adventure of your very own check out Wilkens Farm.
