Photos: Peach Mania at Apple Annie's Orchards in Willcox
The 18th annual peach festival runs weekends at Apple Annie's Orchards in Willcox through Aug. 19. Visitors can enjoy a free wagon ride to pick your own tree-ripened peaches. An "all-you-can-eat" peaches, pancake and sausage breakfast is available for $8.99 (adults) and $4.99 (kids 12-under).
Photos by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Peach Mania at Apple Annie's
Ronin Navarro, 1, reaches to pluck a vine-ripened peach with help from mom Diana Katz during the 18th annual Peach Mania at Apple Annie's Orchard.
Peach Mania at Apple Annie's
Richard Valenzuela, of Tucson, hauls a half-bushel of peaches to purchase.
Peach Mania at Apple Annie's
A scoop of warm peach topping goes onto a stack of pancakes.
Peach Mania at Apple Annie's
Karen Billick stacks a half-bushel of peaches onto her cart during the 18th annual Peach Mania.
Peach Mania at Apple Annie's
Grill-man Heath Bowen, in his 14th and final year with Apple Annie's, flips pancakes during the 18th annual Peach Mania at Apple Annie's Orchard.
Peach Mania at Apple Annie's
A scoop of warm peach topping goes onto a stack of pancakes during the 18th annual Peach Mania at Apple Annie's Orchard.
Peach Mania at Apple Annie's
Gunner Hand, 3, admires one of the many peaches in his wagonload during the 18th annual Peach Mania at Apple Annie's Orchard.
Peach Mania at Apple Annie's
Lora Carey, left, hauls a wagon load of peaches with mom Betty Thomas, right, of Alamagordo, N.M.
Peach Mania at Apple Annie's
Dawson Jones, 5, adds a freshly-picked peach to the haul during the 18th annual Peach Mania at Apple Annie's Orchard.
Peach Mania at Apple Annie's
Customers line up to pay for peaches during the 18th annual Peach Mania at Apple Annie's Orchard.
Peach Mania at Apple Annie's
Ronin Navarro, 1, reaches to pluck a vine-ripened peach with mom Diana Katz, right, during the 18th annual Peach Mania at Apple Annie's Orchard.
Peach Mania at Apple Annie's
A bushel of fresh-picked peaches during the 18th annual Peach Mania at Apple Annie's Orchard.
Peach Mania at Apple Annie's
A customer's wagonload of peaches sits during the 18th annual Peach Mania at Apple Annie's Orchard.
Peach Mania at Apple Annie's
Chuck, left, and Patti Cole, of Tucson, wander the orchards for peaches during the 18th annual Peach Mania at Apple Annie's Orchard.
Peach Mania at Apple Annie's
Visitors arrive by wagon-load to the orchards during the 18th annual Peach Mania at Apple Annie's Orchard.
Peach Mania at Apple Annie's
Marlie Wilson, 18 months, devours a freshly-picked peach during the 18th annual Peach Mania at Apple Annie's Orchard.
It's not just the apple pie that makes the drive to Willcox worthwhile, Lonely Planet says. it's the entire Apple Annie's experience.
Not only do you have the chance to purchase affordable items, consignors can earn 65 percent of the sales and 70 percent if they volunteer at the event.
Fire officials remind Tucsonans to be safe in the summer heat.