Autumn in California – Not Another Cheesy Movie

Apple Hill and Coloma Early in October, Steve and I made a pilgrimage up to Gold Country and to Apple Hill for fall festivities. We began the weekend by driving through Placerville into Apple Hill. Picture the Napa wine country, but instead of grapes and wineries, you drive from apple orchard to apple orchard eating …

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Autumn in Northern California

This should be a pretty brief section of my web site. Many of our fall activities were too similar to last year’s to be worth describing. But there were a few notable events worth mentioning. Oktoberfest After asking around a bit, I found out that there is an excellent Oktoberfest celebration right here in Marin. …

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Autumn Pumpkin Activities and the ILM Halloween Party

The autumn brought with it pumpkins and Halloween, and Steve and I had fun with both. It began early in October with the Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival. I do believe that it is the largest pumpkin festival around, and people from different states bring in their huge pumpkins to be weighed and judged. Half …

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