by Ashleigh Sanchez
Daily Lobo
You can get lost in a corn field and never leave the city.
Eight acres of tall corn stalks and more than two miles of meandering trails make up a maze near the Rio Grande.
The Maize Maze is sponsored by Rio Grande Community Farm.
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It is at the Los Poblanos Fields Open Space, near Monta§o Boulevard and Fourth Street.
"We've seen mostly families, but the younger people come at night," maze worker Donovan McKay said. "It's a good time for everyone."
The corn stalks are about 10-feet tall and were planted to form a complicated tangle of trails, McKay said.
This year's maze design is called "Branching Out." It features shapes of owls, flowers and trees, event coordinator Beverly Rowe said.
There are three paths with varying levels of difficulty, McKay said.
He said the easier maze takes about 30 minutes to solve. The two difficult ones take more than 45 minutes, he said.
The maze closes Oct. 31, Rowe said.
"It definitely gets busier as it gets closer to Halloween," she said.
Rowe recommended flashlights for nighttime journeys. They are available to rent for $3.
"The moonlit maze is very popular," she said. "It's a different place at night."
She said the corn will be harvested to feed migratory birds on the farm after the maze closes.
"We grow many crops to feed wildlife as well," she said. "Many wildlife species live on the farm, and part of the deal with the city is that part of our crop take has to go to sustain wildlife."
