Grown up Halloween

As I continue to age (I refuse to grow up), I continue to find ways to enjoy the Holidays and other events. A couple of years ago, we began visiting different destinations each Halloween. Two years ago, we went to Spookywoods. This is one of the top 10 scariest destinations in the US and is outside the Greensboro area. Overall, this was a great experience; however, we didn't realize that when you purchase general admission tickets, you get to wait in the line until everyone who purchased VIP tickets goes first. This ultimately meant that we waited in line for approx. 4 1/2 hours to be scared to death. By that point, we were so cold and tired (it was about 2 AM) that we were just ready to go home.

Last year, we visited another attraction called the Hacker House (and as it's name suggests, it was full of people chasing you with chainsaws, machete's, etc.) and once again not for the faint of heart. If you don't like people jumping out at you or the adrenaline rush of basically being blind and having Leatherface chase you with a chainsaw, it is not for you!

This year, we went to the relatively calm Haunted Caverns of Dixie Caverns right outside Roanoke with a couple of our friends. This was kind of a last minute plan, being as for the last year, we had planned on attending Scarowinds. Being as Shatlyn just passed the age of Trick or Treating, this was to be how we spent this Halloween; however, we went to the website to purchase tickets, and she was so freaked out by the website, that she refused to go. At this time, she doesn't share our affinity for this type of activity. So, we went with Plan B. This is a much more tame version of the Haunted activities we have attended. Overall, it was a cool experience; however, with all the steps up and down, you have to concentrate on not falling and it takes away from the experience a little. While we were there, one of employees actually fell and hurt her ankle and had to be taken out by ambulance.

So at this point, if I had to pick a return trip, it would be to Spookywoods. This is truly a great experience, but not for the faint of heart.