There is no better way to welcome to fall season than by taking in some of the great harvest activities happening all over California. Pair your fall CABBI getaway with pumpkin or apple picking, hayrides, and wine tasting, and you are set for your autumn outing.

Half Moon Bay is at its best in fall. Farmers here grow more than 3,000 tons of pumpkins a year, so you will have the pick of the crop. Stay at the Landis Shores Oceanfront Inn (pictured above) and enjoy the sounds of surf in one of their eight rooms all with private oceanfront decks.

Or, stop and smell the roses at the Mill Rose Inn, set amongst beautiful English gardens and close to downtown Half Moon Bay. After a busy day at the pumpkin festival, you can retire to their private garden gazebo spa.

Moving south into Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties, travelers will find another bountiful area for harvest activities.

Located on the beautiful Brosseau Winery, the Inn at the Pinnalces is a luxury retreat in Monterey County with breathtaking views of the vineyards and the Gabilan Mountains.

Located in the Paso Robles wine country, Hidden Hills Bed and Breakfast is the newest B&B to join the CABBI family of certified inns. This private rural setting is hidden behind an oak-lined seasonal creek and an olive grove, and is the perfect haven for a relaxing fall getaway.

Nested amongst 36 beautiful acres of rolling hills and close to abundant orchards and vineyards is the Orchard Hill Farm. Many fall activities are located nearby as well as fine restaurants, shopping and hot springs spas.

So escape to a CABBI inn and celebrate the end of summer and the beauty of the fall season.

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Located in Atascadero, near San Luis Obispo, the Oak Hill Manor is a 6,000 square feet Tudor-style inn.

The elegant inn has five suites, all with a fireplace and tub. The innkeeper adapted this delicious sweet bread from the Toll House Heritage Cookbook.

• 2 cups mashed ripe banana (about 4-6 bananas)
• 1 ½ cups sugar
• 1 stick butter, melted
• 2 large eggs
• 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg

Preheat oven to 350. In a large bowl, cream together bananas, sugar, butter and eggs. In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Gradually add flour mixture alternately with milk to banana mixture, mixing well after each addition. Stir in 2 cups of pecans and butterscotch morsels.

Divide batter between 2 greased and floured 9x5-inch loaf pans. Sprinkle with remaining 2/3 cup of pecans. Bake for 60-70 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool bread in pans for 15 minutes then remove from pans to a wire rack.