August 9, 2008 Dansk tekst til venstre English text on the right Dagens baghave: Backyard of the Day: Parrish Pioneer Apple Ranch, Oak Glen, San Bernardino County, California The Parrish Pioneer Apple Ranch is located at 38561 Oak Glen Road in Oak Glen, San Bernardino County, California   Vi tilbragte en dejligt stille lørdag på Parrish Pioneer Apple Ranch, den ældste æbleplantage i Oak Glen, stiftet i 1867. Oak Glen er en lille by nær Yucaipa, Californien, som består udelukkende af æbleplantager. Før i tiden eksporterede byen mange æbler, men i dag er de gamle gårde levende museer, hvor folk kommer med deres børn for at hygge og plukke selv. We spent a lovely, quiet Saturday at Parrish Pioneer Apple Ranch, the oldest apple ranch in Oak Glen, established 1867. Oak Glen is a little town near Yucaipa, California, which consists largely of apple orchards. Back in the day the town exported much of the apple crop, but today the old farms are living museums, where people bring their children to pick.       Oprindelig dyrkede man forskellige afgrøder, iblandt dem kartofler, i Oak Glen, men i 1867 kom Enoch Kidder Parrish hertil østfra, byttede sine fire heste og en vogn for et stykke land, og plantede de første æbletræer i 1868. Æbler viste sig at være den perfekte afgrøde for klimaet, og det varede ikke længe inden hele dalen dyrkede dem. Originally various crops were cultivated in Oak Glen, among them potatoes, but in 1867 Enoch Kidder Parrish came here from the east, traded his four horses and a wagon for a plot of land, and planted the first apple trees in 1868. Apples proved to be the perfect crop for the climate, and it wasn't long before everyone in the valley were growing them.

Lidt bondegårdsdyr er her også.... There are a few animals too....   Får ~ Sheep   Påfugl ~ Peacock   Æsel ~ Donkey   På pinden ~ Roosting   Og masser af geder... ~ And lots of sheep...   ...nogen med kløe... ~ ...some with an itch...

Frokosten stod på salat, en sandwich med ristede æbler, flæsk, og ost, og indbagt æble med rabarbersovs. Og det var bare lækkert! Lunch was a salad, a sandwich with grilled apples, bacon, and cheese, and apple dumpling with rhubarb. And it was yummy!     Dagens høst ~ Our harvest   Day Camping/Boondocking Information The Parrish Pioneer Apple Ranch is a great spot for day camping. Parking is spaceous and plentiful, and we were encouraged to stay as long as we wanted. The ranch closes at 5 pm, so overnight camping is not possible. Facilities: Petting corrals Restaurants Restrooms Shopping Picnic areas More California Travel Information Here YESTERDAY TOMORROW