Trip to Fall

This past weekend, in addition to having a huge Halloween party at the house (which will probably be the last big event we have at that house), Justin and I went to Julian, CA. Julian formed ages ago as a mining town. It's about an hour east of El Cajon, up 3,000 miles into the mountains. Although the town center is only about four blocks, visiting is exactly what I needed to satiate the lack of Autumn in my life.

On the way to Julian, we drove through a light rain (also something I'm no longer used to). So, when we arrived and parked it was a relief to no longer be in the car. We walked the town, poked into the used book store and the craft show, and doubled back to look for lunch. We headed into a soda shop for a bowl of hot chili. When we were done, we headed back outside into the elements in search for a slice of hot apple pie.

Julian is known for their apples. We were there for the apple festival when you get to pick your own, but unfortunately missed it by a few days. So instead, we bought a slice of original apple pie (no dutch for us!) and a coffee. They even warmed the pie and slapped on a scoop of vanilla ice cream to make it a la mode! Oh my god was it amazing! I don't even LIKE apple pie all that much, but this apple pie was one of a kind.

When we were sufficiently full and had walked the four blocks a few times, we got in the car and drove around the outskirts a bit checking out the picked over pick your own orchard and wineries. On the drive back home we stopped by the look out point for an amazing view of the mountains. It was a bit blustery, but being in the clouds reminded me of back East. Gotta love California!