We've been going apple picking every year for as long as I can remember and we've always gone up to Ellijay but this year we decided to check out Mercier Orchards up in Blue Ridge. We've been to Mercier Orchards before for strawberry picking and said we need to come back in the fall for apple picking. It's a little farther than Ellijay but so worth the drive with just over an hour.
All ready with our bags to pick some yummy apples.
Tractor ride out to the orchard.
Julia showing off her muscles by carrying the bag of apples.
Andrew found the perfect apple.
Such fun times!
Julia found a perfect apple too complete with a stem and leaves on it.
Look at these strong boys carrying all the apples. Guess I need to make an apple pie.
The best sign we saw all day! Being from New York our favorite apples are definitely macintosh and this is the first time down south we've been able to pick them. So glad Mercier Orchards grows macintosh apples!
The boys walking through the orchards.
Such a beautiful day for apple picking.
Look at this cutie! We had such a nice time picking apples and had a wonderful lunch in downtown Blue Ridge. After we walked around town and went in and out of the shops. Such a perfect fall day!
Great pictures of the apple trip, sure glad you got McIntosh, they make the best applesauce. I can't believe that they aren't that common in the south.
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