Don’t let lingering warm weather keep you from autumnal fun. We found beautiful shots proving apple picking is the best fall activity—and these are some local orchards where you can explore.
1. Larriland Farm Woodbine, MD
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZrgbJyHVIp/?hl=en&taken-at=1034783961
Find a friend to cart you around.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZrMddrhPWb/?hl=en&taken-at=1034783961
Baby’s first time.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZjtHe1AmlW/?hl=en&taken-at=1034783961
Snap a good shoefie.
2. Carter Mountain Orchard Charlottesville, VA
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZjBMCIguFf/?taken-at=54244
And don’t forget the nature pics.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BY8mxD5Aybv/?taken-at=54244
Indulge in a sugary treat…
3. Stribling Orchard Markham, VA
https://www.instagram.com/p/BL6nTaeBjnV/?taken-at=4979311
… or two. We don’t judge.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BYmWRbxheAq/?taken-at=4979311
Bust out your best plaid shirt.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BLXAmOFgTR2/?taken-at=4979311
Everyone needs a good #harvest shot.
4. Great Country Farms Bluemont, VA
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZrzQOWhnFr/?taken-at=2238177
Fake-juggle for the ‘gram.
5. Marker-Miller Orchards Winchester, VA
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZ2H4RiFayS/?taken-at=4057326
Just try not to eat everything you pick right away.
Abbey joined Washingtonian in September 2017. A Miami University (Ohio, not Florida) alum, she called the Midwest home before moving to Vermont to report for the Burlington Free Press and to be closer to her one true love: Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. Her work has also appeared in Cincinnati Magazine and USA Today. Abbey lives in Falls Church.
