Apple Season in Historic Oak Glen

The fall season hasn't officially arrived here in Southern California, nor the cooler temperatures that typically accompany it, but that's no reason for the arrival of the apple season to be held up in historic Oak Glen, nearby in the foothills of the San Bernardino Mountains.  Things are in full swing with all of the local orchards and vendors offering a multitude of local apple varieties for sale, in addition to entertainment, great food, and fun away from the hectic pace of city life below.  If you haven't checked out what Oak Glen has to offer, it is well worth the trip.  

Apple Pie in Time for the Traditional Harvest Feast of Thanksgiving

It's time to get that apple pie ordered from Oak Glen in time for our Thanksgiving feast. But whose is the best? That is the question.  Nonetheless, need to get one ordered.

A Perfect Day at the Base of the San Bernardino Mountains

Linda and I spent an overdue birthday celebration up in Oak Glen, CA on Sunday.  The weather was perfect ,with the landscape awash in fall colors and a crisp breeze to remind us of the holidays about to arrive.  Here is some of the proof of that color.  Sorry about the blurry photo quality. My regular camera battery died, and the Blackberry photos, although they work in a pinch, just aren't as clear.  The reddish tree to the bottom right is a Japanese Maple, and one that does not do well in many areas of the Inland Empire, nor many other parts of Southern California. The cooler mountain climate of Oak Glen must do it well.

My beautiful Linda at Willowbrook Farm in Oak Glen

An Amazing Day in a Glorious Hillside Village

Linda and I spent a spectacular outing in one of our favorite locations today, the foothill apple village of Oak Glen here in Southern California at the base of the San Bernardino mountains.  I have been visiting Oak Glen with family since a young boy, and love it more with every adventure.  A great deal of my inspiration for our Villagescapes comes from visiting scenic locations like this.

Today, among our several stops of the day, was one to a new Bed and Breakfast that opened earlier this year, and the very first in Oak Glen, Serendipity Ranch Bed and Breakfast.   There we met the owners Bill and Nina, and were quick to tell them how happy we were to see their type of accomodations now being offered in Oak Glen.  The village atmosphere is perfect for their warm homestyle accomodations.  Surrounded by nature and wildlife in all its glory, we know we'll be back, and will pass the word on to family and friends.

I hope you check out their website, and pay them a visit for your own tour: Serendipity Ranch Bed and Breakfast

Help Protect our local treasure in Oak Glen

http://www.oakglen.net/villaraigosa.html
Find out what Mayor Villaraigosa of L.A., in L.A. county, wants to do with the historical treasure we call Oak Glen, which isn't even in his county. Does he think of L.A. and himself as the modern day Roman Empire that has control over all outlying lands within its grasp?