The Great Apple Hunt

Reid and Hayes both love apples - especially Reid. So, MH and Jim decided to take the boys apple picking at the Sky Top Orchard located near Flat Rock, North Carolina (about 45 miles from Asheville). Flat Rock's claim to fame is that Carl Sandburg lived there for the last 22 years of his life and it's located near the Episcopal Conference Center at Kanuga.

Located on the top of a small mountain, Sky Top grows about 15 or so varieties of apples and during the fall, 7 or 8 varieties will be ready for picking at any one time. On our trip, we focused on Golden Delicious and Gala. Our favorite, Fuji, was not ready for picking. We also picked a few grapes.

The boys had a great time. They picked and taste-tested apples for about 1.5 hours. The biggest problem we had was to keep Hayes from sampling every one before thowing it in the basket!

This was a great place for the boys just to roam all over the place. And, they had a playground when apple picking got boring.

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