Photo Essay

 A TRIP TO LONE PINE FARMS

Clumps of pumpkins, in varying shapes and sizes, cling to their vines at Eugene’s beloved Lone Pine Farms. Visitors decide between taking the scenic route past the farm animals, while pushing wagons to bring their choice of pumpkins back, or enjoying the tractor and horse drawn rides offered. In the distance, a packed horse drawn ride takes families around the farm grounds.

A visitor at Lone Pine Farm’s holds up a Honeycrisp Apple in awe of it’s size. The apple weighed over one pound and was delicious once eaten. The market included of a variety of fresh, mouth-watering fruits and vegetables to choose from.

The “Country Roller Coaster Cow Train Trail Ride” is a highlight for pumpkin patch-goers. On a huge hilly field next to the corn maze, the Cow Train loads up squealing kids to take them for a bumpy ride.

The petting barn is a fairly new addition to Lone Pine Farms and deems to be extremely popular. From chickens to bunnies to sheep and goats, there are plenty of furry friends to pet and feed.

Next to the pumpkin patch the many acres of filbert trees can be found. With hazelnuts and fallen autumn leaves on the ground, children explore by sprinting down the shaded aisles. One visitor climbs into the branches of a filbert to get a better look at her surroundings.