Hi
It’s Daniel! We were headed towards our campground near a
beach in Oregon after going to Crater Lake. We pulled over on the side of the road so we could cook and
eat dinner. While Mom and Gabrielle
whipped up a batch of spaghetti, bread and salad; Dad and I went for a little
walk. We found bunches and bunches and
bunches and bunches of blackberries! They tasted so nummy, I ate about two
dozen, and I’m not sick yet! We collected about 5 cups of blackberries, and
Dad’s going to make his famous blackberry cobbler when we get to a campground
with a fire ring….I know it’ll taste yummy!!
Here's Dad's thoughts on the blackberries!
Good news and Better news
The blackberry picking that we did along the Oregon coast was a tremendous amount of fun. We had better than a gallon of incredibly sweet juicy wild blackberries. Daniel asked if it was illegal to be picking all these berries. I assured him that since these were growing wild on public land, the only folks that would get sideways with us would be the bears. And seeing how he is one, and that he was not at all upset about it, we had nothing to worry about.
Now for the good news. Of all the blackberries that I have ever picked, chiggers have always been a byproduct of such an outing. I am happy to report that the state of Oregon has outlawed chiggers on blackberry bushes. NOT A SINGLE CHIGGER!! So remember this tip - Next time you are in Oregon in late September, keep your eyes open and plan on gathering a mess of delicious free blackberries.
And the Better news. Gabrielle made a Blackberry cobbler that was just fantastic! I wish I could have taken a picture of it, but it was gone so fast after it came out of the oven, that my camera was not fast enough to get a shot.
Here are some pictures that Gabrielle took:
Here's Dad's thoughts on the blackberries!
Good news and Better news
The blackberry picking that we did along the Oregon coast was a tremendous amount of fun. We had better than a gallon of incredibly sweet juicy wild blackberries. Daniel asked if it was illegal to be picking all these berries. I assured him that since these were growing wild on public land, the only folks that would get sideways with us would be the bears. And seeing how he is one, and that he was not at all upset about it, we had nothing to worry about.
Now for the good news. Of all the blackberries that I have ever picked, chiggers have always been a byproduct of such an outing. I am happy to report that the state of Oregon has outlawed chiggers on blackberry bushes. NOT A SINGLE CHIGGER!! So remember this tip - Next time you are in Oregon in late September, keep your eyes open and plan on gathering a mess of delicious free blackberries.
And the Better news. Gabrielle made a Blackberry cobbler that was just fantastic! I wish I could have taken a picture of it, but it was gone so fast after it came out of the oven, that my camera was not fast enough to get a shot.
Here are some pictures that Gabrielle took:
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| Dad picking blackberries |
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| Josh filling up the third bowl |
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| I'm sitting in a blackberry patch |
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| Want some? |
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