Getting into Fall

Yesterday our family and Gretchen's family spent the afternoon getting out into the wonderful early fall weather. First we picked apples and raspberries at an orchard overlooking one of the Finger Lakes. Then we hiked part of Watkin's Glen which was a little muddy from the rains the day before, but just as stunningly beautiful as ever. Perfect temperatures and cloudless skies brought hoards of people out to enjoy the day's activities. Today we are trying to figure out how many different recipes we can make with 102 pounds of apples! We already put a dent in them last night as warm applesauce with cinnamon.

Checking the sheet to see which varieties are ready for picking before heading to the trees

Shawn and I filling our bags with Jonagolds and Empires

Prettiest apple on the tree

Heading into the glen

Stopping at a overlook

Walking under the falls is always a highlight on the way up

View from an upper trail

Up near the falls looking down at the stairs trailing away below

Looks like the paparazzi (aka Earle) caught up with these two unexpectedly