Even though it's unlikely that my survival will ever depend upon my ability to successfully navigate a maze, it is nevertheless reassuring to know that if I were ever placed inside a labyrinth, I would be able to find my way out. How do I know this? Why, because I visited the Little Bear Bottoms corn maze in Wellsville.
The key to completing a maze in which the entrance and exit are both on the perimeter is to pick either right or left, and then only turn that direction the entire time you're in the maze. Also, when navigating the maze after dark, you may find that using a glowstick makes it harder to see, rather than easier. It turns out that ordinary humans have good enough night vision to manage within the maze, and all the glowstick does is short out said night vision. Once your vision has adjusted to the darkness of the maze, the only thing you'll really need to be on guard for is the irrigation ditches. I managed to step over all of them until the very last one before I got out of the maze. My toe caught on it, and I went into the most ridiculous, prolonged running trip of my life. Completely without the consent of my higher thinking functions, my body began to sprint in an effort to get back over its center of gravity, only for me to faceplant twenty feet later. So yeah. Watch out for the irrigation ditches.
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