Mile: 106,850

As part of our pre-Halloween planning we had to check out this great find on Facebook … Barton Orchards. This is one of the largest apple orchards we have ever seen and they had a pumpkin patch too!

This place was huuuggeee. They had multiple places to eat and a bakery with apple cider donuts. The line was stretched further than Jackson’s patience so that is about the only thing we did not eat that day.

They also had a market and even a tap room for the moms and dads to have some of the apple cider hard variety.

There was a ton of stuff to so. A barnyard with a bridge over the people walking. Luckily we had enough common sense to run under it quickly so we didn’t get peed on by the goats!

Jackson even got to take a bucket of “pay dirt” and sluice it to see what treasures he could find! Just like our experience he struck gold and found many crystals.

They had multiple musicians performing, a magician and even a guy doing chain saw carving.

They also had a pirate’s playground and a corn maze.

And how could I forget RACING pigs!!!!

Interestingly, I realized it was directly adjacent to a planned community called Dalton Farms. When I was 13 or 14 my day would load up his old Ford tractor with a York rake behind it. Him and I would spend the day over there raking out the lawns and then seeding and haying them. I will never forget how badly the hay made me sneeze. I will also never forget the life lessons my father taught me over there and how teaching me that hard work does indeed payoff. We always had to have lunch at the Pot Belly Deli and have some curly fries. Although the Deli may not be there the life lessons my father taught me most certainly are!

Hope you had great adventures this weekend.

Mile: 106,610

Today was a perfect day for adventures. The temperature was perfect and the skies were blue. Action Jackson and his buddy Christopher definitely made the best of it.

CAMA Fall Show

The Connecticut Antique Machinery Association never disappoints with their fall show. They have everything a 6 year old could dream of … wagon rides, antique steam train rides, a swap meet with all kinds of treasures, a antique steam model train set, tractors, steam shovels, dozers, antique engines, an antique ice cream machine, saw mill, rock crusher and more! They even have a building with gems and fossils from Connecticut!

Tony Hap’s Farm

The Town of Sherman bought this farm to preserve it and under the management of David Jellen they have not disappointed. Tony Hap would be proud looking down seeing how his legacy has been preserved. Jackson and Christopher loved the cows, pigs and chickens. Even more tractors were her too!

New Milford Apple Festival

The Town of New Milford put on their first annual Apple Festival. Jackson and Christopher LOVED the bounce houses and blow up slides as well as the ice cream truck. This was the perfect way to end the day as Jackson zonked out before we even got home.

Hope your adventures were just as fun as ours!