{"id":13546,"date":"2024-09-22T14:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T21:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/?p=13546"},"modified":"2024-09-22T14:05:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-22T21:05:02","slug":"products-of-north-central-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/?p=13546","title":{"rendered":"Products of north central Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is apple and grape harvest time in Washington State. So, have an apple and a glass of wine. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Eat-an-Apple-Day-300x173.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-13544\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Eat-an-Apple-Day-300x173.png 300w, http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Eat-an-Apple-Day.png 455w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/>Estimates for the harvest are that it will be a &#8220;normal&#8221; volume, after a low amount the prior two years.  This means about 124 Million 40 pound boxes, 10 Billion apples.<br \/>\nBelow: Flowering and ready for picking.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Apples-orchards-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"747\" height=\"243\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13545\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Apples-orchards-2.jpg 747w, http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Apples-orchards-2-300x98.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\nFrom the old methods of standing on ladders and a current machine + human means (video below), robots are arriving in the orchards.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g5keGMOJvug?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Back in &#8220;the day&#8221;, apples and other fruit were measured in bushels and packed in wooden containers. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/a-bushel-basket-wood-300x224.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-13543\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/a-bushel-basket-wood-300x224.png 300w, http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/a-bushel-basket-wood.png 338w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/>Such containers and the word peaked in the 1920s and both were dropping rapidly when I was in middle school. Since the year 1995, both have nearly gone away. Visit your local grocery when the shelves are being replenished to see the current standard (USA) of a 40 pound box.<br \/>\nI use one as a carrier for all my grocery purchases. Ask for one of your favorite fresh-food person.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday I went with a small group from the Adult Activity Center to visit the Grand Coulee Dam in north central Washington. It is a 2+ hour drive. I noted that these older folks consider snacking and drinking (juice and water) as requirements. At a potty stop at a McDonald&#8217;s, just 65 miles, root beer floats were in demand.<br \/>\nThe visuals and tour of the facility were interesting. There were lots of old photos, news reels, and items on display. We went through a security check similar to an airport and then rode in small busses they provided. Mid-dam we got out to look at the pool and on the opposite side a drop of about 345 feet. A few of the group experienced a bit of an issue with looking down.<br \/>\nFor me, the experience was a bit underwhelming. It is an impressive facility but there is never a since of power such as, say, when visiting Niagara Falls or massive waves on an ocean. Nothing roars or booms. Only a small amount of water is spilling, and it makes almost no sound. The powerful generators make very little sound and moving parts cannot be seen. Summer evenings there is a laser show on the face of the main section. Being day-only travelers, we did not see this. Here is a quick look of what goes on. Much more, if you search. <\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-vgLnyb4c8I?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Keeping Track<br \/>\non the Naneum Fan<br \/>\nJohn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is apple and grape harvest time in Washington State. So, have an apple and a glass of wine. Estimates for the harvest are that it will be a &#8220;normal&#8221; volume, after a low amount the prior two years. This means about 124 Million 40 pound boxes, 10 Billion apples. 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