How do you like them apples?

On the camping trip I wrote about yesterday we were camping in a beautiful little campground in the town of Chimney Rock which was a short drive from Hendersonville. We drove from Chimney Rock to Hendersonville at least 4 times, 3 of which were in the dark and we couldn’t see a thing along the way but the 4^th time when we finally drove past in daylight we couldn’t help but notice all the orchards and little family farms all along the road.

I picked the one that looked the biggest, the most colourful and then most crowded and pulled in to see what was attracting so much attention and found the beautifully charming and bustling Grandad’s Apples. Even though we only stopped for about 20 mins, we managed to buy a massive bag of apples (I see an apple pie recipe in the near future…), some homemade jam, we debated buying a pumpkin but decided to wait until closer to Halloween, we explored the massive corn field but didn’t chance taking the puppy into the corn maze and we warm apple pie and apple fritters.

Sometimes those accidental little discoveries can make a trip!

Comments

[jackie]

gorgeous photos! i love going to orchards in the fall to load up on apples and pumpkins :)
-- jackie @ jade and oak

[Kathy]

Looks awesome and I love the little train through the corn fields. I put a comment on your previous camping post so check it out and also I love the photo taken inside the tent looking out..........I think that has to be printed into a little 6x4 and in a frame in your house.....it says a lot without saying a lot...camping with beautiful scenery. You could even put one of Ali Edwards "outdoor" phrases in white across the top......."Autumn Blue Ridge 2013" or something like that. If you are into photoshop or a photo programme you can write on your photos and save it as a "A" or "1" after your original photo number so you still have the original. You can download Ali Edwards Handwriting as a "free font" by the way....just google it. Regards Kathy A, Brisbane, Australia

[Kiersten @ Oh My Veggies]

That fritter--oh my, I wish I had one to snack on right now! I'm glad you had a chance to stop at one of the orchards. There is nothing like a freshly picked apple!

[Claudz]

Lovely photos!! mmmmmm apple pie!!