Dave had some unexpected time off in October so we hopped in the car and headed 2 hours away to Julian, a gorgeous little old town that has maintained its mining and apple growing 1800s charm. We stayed one night at a beautiful lodge and had busy days on either side.
We picked and ate actual sugar plums :)
We actually got to take few steps into an actual gold mine from the gold rush days. Lena got to ride in the cart and wear the helmet ;)
She learned how to pump water...
...and pan for gold! Then she traded in her gold at the trading post for red vines :)
She even got to cross the rope bridge! She was a super star on it!
We even got to try to pick up a 'gold brick' as compared to a cement brick!
That night we went to the town "melodrama" production. Really cute and Lena was fascinated by the dancing girls--and they loved her! She is still talking about the "princesses" (as she calls them--and anyone else in a dress or skirt) because they gave her a garter and a feather from a boa!
This was the gorgeous lodge we stayed at. Dave really enjoyed his morning tea on the proch overlooking the valley.
In the morning we headed out for some apple picking--pretty picked over by this time, but we managed to find a bag full! Yum!
Before our yummy buffalo burgers lunch we took a very informative carriage ride around the town.
Our last activity of the busy weekend was some more panning for gold and gems at "The Julian Mining Company"--we bought a bag of ore for Lena to sift through..she found some good stuff!
A great weekend..I love our family days. We need some more :)
2 comments:
Oh my dear. Lena is getting more and more gorgeous! It's ridiculous (:
What a fun outing!! Can I just say that I LOVE the pictures you take. Can't wait until you take ours. :)
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