We headed out to Montgomery Orchards on a warm fall day to go apple picking. Even though it was early October, it was in the upper 70's. Normally we have to bundle up for apple picking, but not this year. The orchard we chose this year was about 45 minutes south of home. The fall colors were probably just a little past peak in this area. Colors this year were very vivid throughout the state due to the wet spring and summer combined with a dry fall.
They had a corn maze in the shape of a Lincoln penny to celebrate the 150 years since his inauguration. They had a selection of pumpkins, and we found out they were from a neighboring farmer who grew them more for fun than anything. In addition, we saw an apple cider making demonstration using an old fashioned cider press.
After we sampled the cider, we taste tested the various apples that were available for picking. These were Honeygold, Haralson and Fireside. We ended up getting a bag of each since some of us like the sweeter apples and others like the more tart varieties. The orchard is on a north facing hillside and is sectioned off into 5 or 6 different sections. Each section had multiple varieties of apples in very neat and orderly rows. Everything was clearly labeled and marked. The farm had started out as a small hobby farm with a few trees, but has continued to grow and adding new sections until if filled the entire hillside.
They had a corn maze in the shape of a Lincoln penny to celebrate the 150 years since his inauguration. They had a selection of pumpkins, and we found out they were from a neighboring farmer who grew them more for fun than anything. In addition, we saw an apple cider making demonstration using an old fashioned cider press. 
After we sampled the cider, we taste tested the various apples that were available for picking. These were Honeygold, Haralson and Fireside. We ended up getting a bag of each since some of us like the sweeter apples and others like the more tart varieties. The orchard is on a north facing hillside and is sectioned off into 5 or 6 different sections. Each section had multiple varieties of apples in very neat and orderly rows. Everything was clearly labeled and marked. The farm had started out as a small hobby farm with a few trees, but has continued to grow and adding new sections until if filled the entire hillside.
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