This is one of our favorite things to do when the timing is right!
Today, the orchards are preserved and protected as part of the
Fruita Rural Historic Landscape listed on the
Park staff maintain the historic character of these extensive orchards using heritage techniques. The same flood irrigation ditches pioneers dug in the 1880s water the trees today. Pioneers sometimes lost trees and entire orchards to floods and droughts.
We enjoy the picking and the eating!!
Oh, these are so good and juicy!
It reminds us of the times we could pick the ripe mangos in Hawaii.
(juice running down our faces😂)
We managed to get a short drive before the rain started,
but were not able to hike to the Cassidy Arch.
who used to hide out in the canyon's nooks and crannies with the Sundance Kid.
We didn't attempt to hike the trail because storm warnings abounded.
( it's good to stay in when it rains for the whole day)
