Nestled in the Cuyamaca Mountains of San Diego County sits Julian, a charming hamlet that feels like it was plucked straight from a feel-good holiday movie and placed gently among California’s rolling hills.
Just a pleasant hour’s drive east of San Diego, this former gold mining settlement has preserved its 1870s essence while simultaneously becoming renowned as the apple pie mecca of the West.
And trust me, we’re talking about the kind of apple pie that makes you contemplate the meaning of dessert itself.
Let’s wander through this mountain retreat where time moves slower, the mountain air fills your lungs with freshness, and somehow dessert calories seem to evaporate into the pine-scented atmosphere…