This morning after church we headed down to the valley and into a pumpkin patch. We didn’t realize how popular the place would be on a Sunday. However it didn’t seem at all busy as we looked around. The smells were wonderful, mixed with roasted corn, caramel apples, dirt, and crisp air. We took our time looking around at first and then headed into the corn maze to get lost! Enjoy!
We were lucky enough to get parking right along the driveway of the farm. We only had to walk through the gate and back to the entrance.
We headed under the covered area first to see all the different gourds and squash. So many varieties!
Chilacayote squash or fig-leaf gourd.
Heirloom French squash. Very knobby looking.
Sweet dumpling squash.
Didn’t see the name for this squash. Very different then the ones above.
Pink banana squash.
Knucklehead pumpkins.
We visit the pumpkin house and get a quick photo. Before moving on to the pumpkin patch. I should have had Gino take a picture of Isabel and I… oh well.
Heading out into the pumpkin patch, where giant spiders are waiting to greet us. The spiders were made from hay bales and PVC pipe.
Since this was such a big trip, I’ll break it up into 2 postings. We headed over to the tractor trike races and the rope maze. Neither one of these appealed to Isabel but she did want to go through the HUGE corn maze. So we headed over and got in line.