I LOVE going to places I have never been. Being born and raised in Cali, and nurturing my road trip fetish throughout, I am always afraid I will run out of places to run to.
But I found a new getaway!
How I have never been here, I do not know.
"Apple Hill" is an agricultural area comprising of 50 apple and Christmas tree farms situated in the foothills of Placerville, Camino and Pollock Pines.
It was a glorious drive! We started by indulging in a freshly, fried apple donut at Abel's Apple Acres. Holy crap it was freakin' delicious!
Then we hit Denver Dan's where they let us taste EVERYTHING; fresh apples they were peeling for the pies, every variety of dipping sauce and homemade cidar vinagar, their special recipe of garlic dill pickle, and a serving of apple crisp a la mode and a la special apple caramel sauce! Heaven with a side of belly ache!!!!
We followed that up with some wine tasting.... then some beer tasting.
Then we headed into Placerville for some antiquing.
I am always looking for vintage ephemera to add to my toy chest. But the find of the day was a 1957 Maganavox Stereo in perfect working condition. We had to bring her home in the back seat of my Bug with the top down.... but it was worth the wind blown locks.
If you are ever in the Sacramento area in the Fall, hop in the hooptie and take Highway 50 towards Lake Tahoe for about an hour.
And look me up... I may move there and start making pie!
Namaste,
C H E Z
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This post is so soothing! And I now want a fried apple donut, even though I am not sure what a fried apple donut is :-)
Posted by: Agnes | September 13, 2010 at 01:29 PM
What a great writeup!!! I live in Pollock Pines and my favorite apple pie comes from Boa Vista. This whole area is a wonderful place to live.
Beverly Read
Posted by: Beverly Read | September 13, 2010 at 11:24 PM
Fall still hasn't made it this far south, to Bakersfield, but my eyes are opening for the signs! Loved this post. Now I want to go on a road trip, how I love them!! I did venture to Porterville last week and even that was spectacular.... lots of great old stuff in out-of-the-way places. I adore gold country... fantabulous!
Posted by: Julie Jordan Scott | September 14, 2010 at 06:47 AM
Gotta love Fall; the pears, the apples, the cooler temps.
I want some of that pie!
xoxo
Posted by: Vicki | September 16, 2010 at 04:57 AM