Recently corn mazes have become a popular fall activity and I was excited to find one close to our house. It was not surprising that Vertuccio Farms Corn Maze (# 42) made it onto my "100 Things in Arizona" list! We decided to go on the weekend they were also having a Tamale Festival (November 3-4, 2012).
Workers at the corn maze told me that the entire field of corn is planted and then when the plants begin to grow, they use a mower to cut down some of the corn plants to form the maze. At the end of the season, the field is mowed down and the corn is used to make cattle feed.
We were expecting to get a map to follow as we went through the maze but the only map was posted on a sign at the concession stand. We also thought there would be a goal or an end spot like in a maze you do on paper. There was not. They had a CSI-type game with stands along the way to help you solve the "crime" - but no way to know where they were unless you wandered through the entire maze.
Although the maze makes a great design from the air, it is pretty intricate to just wander through.
We decided to give it a try and paid our $5 admission to the corn maze. Since it was the end of the season, the corn was very dry and the paths were very dusty. It was an allergy haven but we headed in without hesitation!
We walked a little ways into the maze and then decided it wasn't much fun to just wander around without a goal so we walked back out and left. Surely the Tamale Festival would be better.
Unfortunately, their idea of a Tamale Festival was selling tamales in their concession stand so that was a bust, too.
Thumb Up or Down: Down!!
Miles Round Trip: 16.7 miles
Miles To Date: 10,636.4 miles
Percent of List Completed: 93%
Date of This Trip: November 3, 2012
The idea had such potential and I was anxious to read about your experience. Too bad their version was such a disappointment.
ReplyDeleteI have since heard that many local farmers use their "empty" fields to make corn mazes - some are pretty good but most are a rip-off.
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