If you like apples....

If you like apples, which I don't know who doesn't, there is an apple festival in Oak Glen. Russell and I go every year. It's lots of fun! You can pick your own apples, make your own apple cider. And there is usually a petting zoo, yummy apple baked goods. My favorite is apple butter (more like how they make peanutbutter then "butter"). Their apple cider taste so fresh you can almost taste the dirt off the peel. And trust me that is a good thing.

For more information on the Apple Festival click here.

Don't forget cherry season is May through Mid July. And lots of Strawberry Festivals in May.

ALSO stay tuned to visit the largest corn maze in Southern California!

Cross-country

If you were to do a cross-country road trip where would you go? What would you prioritize as a sight to see? How many days would you spend at each spot? Would you stop so you can taste Louisianna Jambalya? Or check to see which is better Chicago pizza or New York Pizza? Or would you want to see Mount Rushmore and Yellowstone?

Take the ride of a lifetime

This is so going on my bucket list. I saw a brochure for this when I first started training for a 5K. But I am so not physically fit for it. Plus I can't leave my kids for 8 days and we don't have the finances. But maybe some day.....

There is a bike ride you can take to support the Arthritis Foundation at the end of September. It goes from San Francisco to Santa Monica, a 525 mile ride. Wow! But what a once in a lifetime experience. You are provided breakfast and dinner and there are sightseeing along the way for lunch stops and you camp all the way down the coast. There is also people who follow you that help carry your camping gear and help if you run into technical difficulties. Russ and I joke around, maybe next year. But even if we are diligent in our training. I don't know if we would be physical fit enough for it. But defiantly someday!

Amgen California Coast Classic Bicycle Tour

Sierra National Forest

I recently traveled to Auberry and Prather that is on the border of the Sierra National Forest in the county of Fresno. It is gorgeous there to say the least. The mountains, trees, wildlife, rocks, natural waterfalls, with even a fairly secluded Redinger lake. The town likes to be free of outsiders, but this has just allowed the small town to keep it's small town feel and the landscape to remain breathtaking. The Mono Indians have a reservation with a Mono Wind Casino. The restaurant within the casino is fabulous. They even make their own fresh potato chips. When you order a basket they are still warm from cooking. There is also a small restaurant, cafe called Java Time. They make to die for french toast that is make out of cinnamon rolls. Shaver lake is about 30-45 minutes away and there is a ski slope up there. The city of Fresno is about 45 minutes away the other direction. Yosemite National Park is about an hour and a half away. These small towns are a little hide out in the middle of nature.