HAPPY HALLOWEEN! I love October. October is my favorite month of the year, and Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. I can’t say why I love Halloween so much, I don’t even dress up (boring alert, boring alert!) but there is something about this time of year that gets my waterwheels turning!
October is not complete without a trip to a pumpkin patch/apple orchard/corn maze or if you’re lucky a farm with everything wrapped into one. Better yet, the farm NEEDS to have multiple activities wrapped into one. Before the month came to an end I made sure to venture to Hunter Farms in Union Washington to partake in their festivities.
I should have known when I drove into the mud laden parking lot that my choice of footwear was not going to be appropriate for the days adventure, but I’d have gone barefoot through those corn fields if I had to. The mud was thick and slogged, and my only words of wisdom would be: don’t wear sandals to a farm.
Let the adventure begin
Hay Maze
The adventure starts inside an old barn filled with holiday decor. Giant hay bails stacked upon each other make up a maze that has you winding corners and ducking under tunnels. The decorations were perfect, and the creativity was delightful.
Enter if you dare is right, those tunnels were dark, and quiet. Like close your eyes and stand in the woods quiet. I bow to those small children that venture into those dark corners without a care in the world. It’s tough being an adult and having complete access to the news, or watching too many horror films.
I’ve officially discovered a new area to add to my list of “places I don’t want to be alone at night.”
Tractor Rides
A large farm machine known as a tractor waits outside the hay barn to take us princesses to the field in style. Heaven forbid we walk in the mud with unprepared feet.
Going to a farm on a weekday ensures automatic VIP status, and it was just my family and I in the tractor. The bumpy road took us past old rusted trucks into miles upon miles of pumpkin littered rows. It was a fall lovers paradise.
I seem to have done something right this month, because my karma stick has been slapping me with amazing weather. The sun was shining and only a handful of passing grey clouds washed over the sky.
Pumpkin Patch
I liked this pumpkin patch. Like a lot. It was nestled in the heart of quiet country and the surrounding mountains made for a serene environment. Not like hay bail tunnel quiet, but very quiet. The pumpkin patch even came equipped with a furry tour guide.
Outtake – I call this pumpkin bongos.
I could have stood in that field for hours. The wind was the only sound I could distinguish passing by my ears, and the quiet air gave opportunity to pause for a moment with my thoughts. No pumpkins were purchased, but walking the rows of round plump squash gave me my field fix.
Corn Maze
The only “negative” words I have for this farm would be regarding their corn maze. The paths were just too muddy, and many of the stalks had been trampled on. My sister referred to the brown sludge as chocolate ice cream, but I had a different brown mush in mind.
I had to laugh when my sister trudged through the center of the path and completely lost her shoe. We decided to skip the rest of the maze for fear of being sucked into the brown abyss.
Her shoes, but how cool are those pants?
Other Honorable Mentions
Multiple Radio Flyer wagons on steroids. Or for a giant.
A giant hitchhiking Santa, because Christmas is just around the corner.
10+ types of animals. These two were my favorite. Be still my heart.
So there you have it. This farm gets a gold star. Just don’t go in the corn maze without your shucking boots.
Q: Did you make it to a pumpkin patch before the month was up? What are your plans for Halloween?
Blissfulbritt 
48 thoughts on “Hunter Farms, Union Washington”
Angie
Love the pics! Great to hear your voice — to have a voice to go with your face. 🙂
No visit to the pumpkin patch here. We did most of our Halloween activities over the weekend, but actual Halloween day will be spent watching a horror movie and making healthy treats. How about you?
Angie
Oh, and I forgot to mention I’ll be reading ghost stories as well! 🙂
Brittany
I’m at work for the first half, then I’ll be the favorite house on the block while passing out ALL THE CANDY!
Jessica
This post was so October I can hardly deal. LOVE IT. For Halloween, I ran one of my favourite trails in Ontario with some friends, with costumes of course. 🙂
Brittany
YASS I saw your post on IG. I loved it, and appreciated your Starbucks pride. 😉
Jessica
HAHA. I thought you might like that one. You may be the only person who likes Starbucks more than I do… 🙂
Brittany
Gotta support my company. 😉
Rachael @ Catch Me If You Can
beautiful photos as usual! that puppy is so cute!!!! i would have taken him home with me, forget the pumpkins lol
Brittany
I loved him, he was so much fun.
rootchopper
She speaks! 😛
Brittany
WHOO I am alive! 🙂
Ellie
I’ve been to a few pumpkin patches in my day and I used to love the hay bale mazes. I was never a fan of bobbing for apples though…I was bad at it hahaha
Brittany
I think I’ve bobbed for apples once in my life, I wasn’t very good either.
brandonchovey
Cool adventure, Britt! Thanks for sharing.
Brittany
Thanks for reading!
thenoirjuice
Hi Brittany! Great shoots! Cheers
Brittany
Thank you!🙏🏻
nathaliedesomer
Loved reading this!
Brittany
Thanks for reading! 🤗
Angela
Aww this looks amazing!
I grew up on a farm so this brings back many memories! I wish we had opened our farm to the public for adventures like this!!! Halloween wasn’t a huge deal when I was little but I’ve seen a few pumpkin patches open here recently too!
Brittany
They’re sooo much fun!
stubbsyblog
The going on a muddy farm in sandles made me laugh! Have to say the pictures of all those pumpkins in the fields conjured up images of a day of the triffids, except pumpkins coming alive instead! Would love to experience Halloween in America!
Brittany
My mom took a video of me trying to navigate the mud, it was great. Halloween in America is quite a festive time.
Meghan@CleanEatsFastFeets
Mapleside Farms missed you this year, and I miss their apple fritters.
Next year…pencil us in. 🙂
Brittany
I thought of you on multiple occasions at this farm. Miss you oodles, next year I must come see you. No doubts.
lenaloublog
wowww!!
Brittany
🤗🤗
Rach @ This Italian Family
Her pants are awesome! Love those! Other than the muddy corn maze, this place looks great!
Brittany
It was a blast!
Heather
More vlogs more vlogs!!!
Brittany
HA! I’m such a vlog novice. I made a mini instagram story and just uploaded that. I dooo want to try to incorporate more videos though. 🙂
Think. Grow. Shine.
Wow such a beautiful and festive post!
Brittany
Thank you! 🤗
dave379
So many pumpkins! Love the candy cane pants too 🙂 I haven’t made pumpkin pie yet this fall so definitely see another farm or farmers market visit in my near future.
Brittany
I haven’t made s pumpkin pie yet either! Must rectify this.
wanderwolf
Looks like a fun trip! I haven’t been to a pumpkin patch since middle school. Should probably go rectify that.
Brittany
They’re so fun, when they’re large enough ha.
wanderwolf
But for real. What kind of troll wears sanders to a pumpkin patch?
Brittany
😂😂🙈 right?! I’m a noob.
stateeats
OMG, am laughing from start to finish at this post – those tunnels, your sandals, your sisters pants, hahahahaha. .Love me a punkin patch and yes I dragged my hubby this year. You forgot to mention the apple cider donuts! -Kat
Brittany
We didn’t get any donuts! Waahhhh!
chris jensen
No, i’ve never been to a pumpkin patch, some lives don’t get to dream, struggling to whom they are or meant to be.. A target for all thieves?
i now believe it will be a rough year for addict, change quality at will, done by an old man!
The street should have paid me off….
love chris
Sorry i stopped by to thank you for dropping in for a read,
methanks chris
Brittany
Thank YOU for stopping by.
chris jensen
Will you feel the same in the morning?
P
I unfortunately didn’t make it out to a pumpkin patch this season, nor did I see any adorable goats 😦 maybe I’ll make it up during the holidays and walk around a christmas lights neighborhood and sip hot chocolate while doing so
Brittany
Yassss please do that!
Allie Zottola
Now that it’s November and I am finally catching up on your blog.. haha. I hope you had a great October! I love the month of October as well. It’s so lively and happy, I think.
Your sister’s pants are LEGIT!
Brittany
So legit! Hahaaa.