Fall In The New Paltz Area

It is now fall in the New Paltz area. The nights are getting chilly, the field mice are trying to move back into local homes, and the car takes a second or two extra time to start. The first ice storm is probably a month away with the first snowfall a couple weeks after. I’m hoping the winter is not too wet or cold though with such a wet summer I can’t imagine winter being very ‘dry’.

I spent part of the day in New Paltz having a late lunch with friend and former college roommate, ran into a coworker, and walked around town for a bit. The town was unusually crowded with towns people, college students, and people visiting all the nearby apple orchards and farms. There was a little “Apple Festival” with a small number of vendors outside an old historic church down in the stone house section of New Paltz. The temperature was in the low 70s with a light breeze and was very enjoyable.

On the way back home I stopped at a local apple orchard about a mile or so from my apartment and did the whole “pick your own apples” bit. Walked around for about an hour or so before stopping by the farm stand and picked up a small thing of apple cider. Now I just have to make myself eat all the apples I bought.