As fall approaches, a reminder that the local apple picking season is upon us, which means that the glorious u-pick farms of Oak Glen are at peak season. If you’ve never made the trip, about 80 miles east of downtown L.A. (a great pit stop on your way to or from Palm Springs), these orchards are a great place to take the kids — and you can get just-made cider doughnuts along with bags of Pippins and Gravensteins. Apples are also this week’s farmers market report, so if the Yucaipa mountains are too far away, your local market hopefully is not. So maybe bake an apple hand pie or two, or make a batch of caramel apples, and enjoy your weekend.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 15, 2018 15:00 UTC