We went to Markoff's Haunted Forest, a popular spooky trail in the Baltimore/DC area. The attraction has been running for decades and has grown into (mutated into?) a huge production. The trail takes about half an hour to get through, assuming you are occasionally running in terror (which is what you want, right?).
Entrance to Markoff's |
Visitors are encouraged to come early and hang out in the bonfire area. Food and drinks are on sale and a DJ plays spooky music. Some other activities are there, like a haunted hayride (which we didn't do) and a bungee jump that was only used once while we were there. I don't know what would be scarier, the jump or climbing up the telephone pole to get to the jump.
Bungie-jump tower? |
Several bonfires were going, warming up the slight chill of the night. The logs were gigantic.
Bonfire |
I didn't take any pictures along the trail since that is discouraged, both for spoiling surprises and for losing phones. We had a lot of fun.
My son's Cub Scout pack had a Halloween-themed pack meeting with lots of activities, including throwing spiders on webs and guessing the numbers of candy corn in a jar. Here is my boy picking out a spooky tattoo to wear.
His Creeper head wasn't zipped up |
The school had an outdoor festival. The pumpkin patch had lots of gourds to choose from.
Creeper with his head on right |
My son also decorated a bag for the bus loop candy grab (their version of trick or treating). He went with a green theme to match his outfit.
Does this sticker have enough green? |
They even had a little photo op area!
Who's scariest in this picture? |
Our church had a trunk-or-treat after Sunday Mass, so we had a nice haul.
Church candy! |
Since our youngest was sick and our oldest were not interested, we did not trick-or-treat in the neighborhood. We had plenty of other children come to the door for candy, though we only got halfway through our bag of 335 candies. I guess we won't have any lack of dessert for the next couple of weeks!
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