Sunday, July 6, 2008

Fort Custer Maze in Clear Lake Iowa




4th of July, Dennis and Donna Pittman, Connie and I took a ride up to Clear Lake. It was a beautiful day for a ride. We arrived at Clear Lake with the destination of Fort Custer.

It is a 2 mile maze made of crates used previously for carrots and potatos.



When we arrived, we were told that the record was 45 minutes and the worst was 2 days, 12 hours and 45 minutes. We knew we were in for a challege. We started out with our cards looking for the 8 stations to stamp our cards. We tried following well traveled paths, but came to dead ends. We found the first Station and began our search for the 2nd, only to find that you can't find them in order ;). We finished in 62 minutes, not bad for us!
If you are looking for a nice ride and something fun to to, this would be fun to have several small groups come and see who can get the best time. After we walked the maze, we found that they had just changed the maze, so following the well worn paths didn't help at all. There are 15 different set-ups for the 2 miles of maze but the use 5 certain ones the most.
If you can get to the center Lookout post, there is a pop machine to help quench your thirst!:)
It was a fun trip.

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