Originally we were supposed to have the hayrides on the 30th and 31st of October. One for friends, and one for family to reduce numbers for COVID. Due to a surprise 6" snowstorm, and temps in the teens-low 20's F, it was postponed to November 6th and 7th. Thankfully, we got two beautiful days of weather. No rain all week leading up to the weekend, and temps in the 60's+. First order of business was to figure out the right tow vehicle and trailer. My trails are pretty smooth, and are 9-10' wide. The current loop is about 1/2 mile through the woods. The 5x10 CAM trailer was the biggest trailer I thought would comfortably navigate the trails behind a tow vehicle and would still hold a decent amount of people. The little Ford 1700 is only 2wd, but it has plenty of weight and power to pull the trailer through the trails, while being short and nimble. The lack of a loader made it easy to see and make turns. I set the trailer up with a lantern for the victims, oh, i mean guests to see the spooks. I had a story line with a few props As well as some random props We also had some live action scarer's within my immediate family. I was able to utilize the huge old Maple to hide behind before coming out with the scythe I also played the part of the mad chainsaw wielder, who kicked open the camper door as the trailer passed. No pics of that
My wife played an evil witch who abducted a small child who was pleading for help from behind the pallet "cage" We topped the night off with a donut eating contest off strings, a bunch of food and drink, some spooky music and a nice pallet bonfire. Then did it all again on Saturday night. Sunday I took down all the props and cleaned up the yard.
