Yes, gas is really that price right now in California unfortunately. Anyways! Like the url of the blog, I still love cherries and when I heard the Murray Family Farms was doing a cherry festival on Saturday, we managed to fit it on on our way into Bakersfield. 

Kinda creepy! She ate too many blueberries I think...

This family farm has all sorts of fruits and activities for families. I think a lot of it is better done with kids and it was $10-something per adult to access all the area you see out here and with our limited time we decided just to scope out the gift store, buy a piece of pie and some cherries and tell ourselves we would come back another day.

They do have pick-your-own fruit for an additional $5 with the wristbands for the cherry festival. This tiny carton (not very deep at all) was $5 and we did not have to go out and pick the cherries ourselves. I guess you are paying for the experience? They were really good cherries though.

Some fun photo ops at this place before heading on towards Bakersfield...

To visit Murray Family Farms yourself:

6700 General Beale Rd, Bakersfield, CA 93307