Harvest Festival / Fall City Farms

By far one of the best farms we have been to this season!  Free to visit - the only cost being food, pumpkins, and a dollar hay ride.  Beautiful gardens full of colorful dahlias, corn, squash, pumpkins, an apple cider stand, friendly farm dogs (who also love the hay ride - jumping on and off and on and off - a real crowd pleaser), a cuddly donkey, cow and her calf, homemade deep fried sugar donuts, a pumpkin launcher and a wonderful hay maze.  I especially like this farm because there was enough "breathing room" for everyone on a busy weekend.

Sweat and Fun

Ellie & I enjoyed ourselves riding several trails at Duthie Hill Park, a free mountain bike park with trails from beginner to expert. We had a fantastic time riding the easy loop and then adding on a few intermediate loops. These trails are great fun, with enough uphill climbs to get you sweating, but also a lot of roller-coaster, corner-turning downhill goodness.

We had so much fun that we forgot to stop for a 'glamour shot' for the blog. Oh well...join us next time and you'll see for yourself!

Seriously Yummy

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