OktoberFast Post: Apples!

Hi Friends! Thanks for all the great comments about my 3-week hiatus from triathlon workouts. You all are so radical!

In the spirit of the OktoberFast challenge - I'm going to share about a fall like activity I did this week. I went to an apple festival in Everson, WA at a local farm, Cloud Mountain Farm. They had probably about 80 different kinds of apple to taste plus different grapes, peaches, plums, blueberries, etc. I tried 6 or so different kinds of apples and found a few that I really liked: rubenstein and great alexander.

Cider Press

Pumpkins for sale

Aaron on a big pumpkin

We (Aaron and I) bought 10 lbs of apple for $15 - one bag of rubensteins and one bag of "baking mix" apples. Coincidentally, I watched part of the Botany of Desire last night and learned a lot about apples.

• Did you know apples are originally from Khazakstan?
• If you plant a seed from an apple, it'll probably turn out way different from the apple you obtained the seed from
• Apples were not considered a health food until the early 1900's

 Tonight Aaron made an apple crisp with our 'baking mix" apples and it turned out delicious. We're only lacking vanilla ice cream. :) I'm proud to be from Washington, where apples are EVERYWHERE, especially in eastern Washington. It's nice to have them all around with a bagillion varieties this time of year.

In workout world, I ellipticalled today for 30 minutes and finished up my stregth training from yesterday. 2 days down, 11 to go in the "get buff" challenge.


What is your favorite kind of apple?