Why… is it so far for peaches?
Lol. Because we live in the coastal stix on the west side of the Cascade mountains, and all the Washington peaches are grown on the east side of the Cascade mountains.
There’s a farm stand in the next town over. The owner drives a truck over the pass once a week and brings back produce, but I’ve never found the quality of her goods up to snuff (I suspect she’s fairly cost conscientious when purchasing). If I can’t grow it myself, the surest way to get a nice peach is to head to the source.
We have planted peach trees over the years. So far, we’re on #4. It is showing slow signs of thriving. Peaches are difficult to grow in our maritime climate, but we keep trying. 
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A labor of love!
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I was telling the person in line next to me at CSA pickup this morning about your ten-hour round trip for peaches. We marveled at this, and then the CSA manager opened the door, and we walked into a room containing a literal mountain of peaches. They were practically giving them away. I sighed and picked up the bag ….
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Jackpot!!! I’m excited to see what you do with them!
I can live with peach inequity in the world. What I lack in access to stone fruit I make up for in access to berries. It all works out in the end. 
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See this is what I was thinking - berry access is IMMENSELY IMPORTANT!
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Last weekend for the Brazelton stone fruit
Summer Set peaches, Arctic Blaze nectarines, Flavor Finale and and Honey Punch pluots.
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Still have a bunch of perfect peaches in the fridge so I whipped up another batch of theee peach ice cream.
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Just ate the final local peach of the year. I’ve had some in the fridge for over a month from my preferred orchard; I had wrapped them individually in paper towels, then packed them carefully not touching one another into containers which I had lined with tea towels. I opened the containers every few days to wipe away the condensation. I basically treated them like tender, precious jewels … and it worked 
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