Fresh apples and hard cider


I don't know how I took a year to discover this, but apparently we live in the best area for fresh apples, pears and stone fruits in the fall. Austin and I have opposite schedules right now but due to a project at work causing some overtime for me I was able to get a day off with him. So we headed towards a lovely little orchard just south of Hood River.


We went expecting to pick some fruit and have a nice day outside. The day was filled with so much more.

We had a beautiful lunch with an even more beautiful view.

There's supposed to be a view of a mountain there.

Sorry for the location filters. Took some of these
pictures on snapchat

Mountain View Orchards also brews their own cider from their apples and has a vineyard and winery.


We walked the public portion of their grounds and picked some of our own apples.


Most importantly, we met Carlos.

Carlos is an 18 year old steer. He loves when you scratch his head and feed him pears.

We had a great day and brought home quite the bounty. 24 apples, 12 pears, 2 pumpkins, dried pears, pear butter and a growler full of cider.

Now that we know about all the orchards I can't wait for next fall.
Location: Portland, OR, USA

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