Navigating the Maze

A couple of adventuresome Farm Club members said that they'd go to Cool Patch Pumpkins with me to navigate the Guinness Book of World Records record-holding corn maze. We showed up at 9 a.m. just as the maze opened. (Note for next year: come early because hordes of people show up just an hour later.) Here was our challenge. No trusty steeds were going to get us through the maze.It was an overcast morning which made conditions perfect for squash photography. This is the view from the structure that overlooks the maze at the entrance. The map said turn left for the intermediate adventurer and right for advanced. We turned right. We figured out strategy. 1. Use the map. Otherwise I think it would be hopeless. 2. Mark the route with a pen. Roy was in the lead and spotted subtle markers every so often.

 Checking the map.  There are four or five of these structures where you can get up above the corn and get a view. We made it out with no need for a rescue call. (There is a line on the map that says to call 911 for emergencies only--people have called from within the maze just for help to get out.) Gynna's step tracker said that we'd gone almost 2.5 miles! The sun came out while we were in the maze.Do we need a bath after working out in the maze? It's actually like a giant sand box but filled with corn. It's in the kids' area that cost another $5 to enter so we skipped that.

Next up for the afternoon was the Solano Grown birthday bash where I set up a booth.There was a great raffle and I won four pots of iris from the Pleasants Valley Iris Farm and a dinner out!