Palisade is Colorado's wine country, and is home to most of Colorado's farming and agriculture. It produces a plethora of fruit, vegetables, corn, and wine as well. It's located in the middle of the mountains, about a two hours' drive from Vail. And, despite its rather obscure location, it is beautiful, fun, and definitely worth a long drive. We went out there today, and even though it's in Colorado and even though it's in the mountains, the palisades are warm, fruitful in the summer, and fun to be in! Today and tomorrow is the annual Peach Festival; there's a festival ground and plenty of opportunities to stock up on peaches. And by plenty I mean plenty, or maybe even more than plenty. In an average town, as you drive down the street you pass by a bank, a post office, a cafe or bakery, a furniture shop or boutique, and a restaurant. In Palisade, you pass by a peach stand, a fruit stand, a vineyard, a vineyard that sells fudge (no, please don't ask why), a peach farm, a cafe that sells peach smoothies and peach pie slices, another five peach farms, and a gas station. In short, the palisades are the fertile cresent of Colorado.
And guess what. There is only one farm in the palisades where you can drive up, borrow a bucket, and pick your own peaches. And we found it!!!! So, we set off with two black buckets and one white one to the northeast corner of the orchard and began to pick peaches! This farm is amazing, and if you ever make the haul to the palisades (which you should, or else you'll never know what you're missing), be sure to stop by.
So, when we left, we had a cost of $57 worth of peaches. What do I have to show for it? 55 pounds of peaches and a spray-on peach tattoo. From the festival. :P
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