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Oct 12
One thing that is on every child's mind right now is the thoughts of all that candy that they will get from walking door to door in their costumes that they always look forward to wearing each October.I remember as a youngster there were few things that got me as excited as seeing the end of October roll around and the chance to go Trick Or Treating. I guess that some things never change, because even though I have grown too old to go out after candy, I still enjoy having children visit my front porch in their costumes, ready to get their handful of goodies!
Would you like to take a vacation without missing all of the Halloween festivities? Breaks Interstate Park will have plenty to offer those that wish to spend October 26th and 27th with us. Events will kick off Friday evening with a costume contest where you will get the chance to compete against others for prizes. Following the contest will be Movie Night, and we will be playing one of my favorite Halloween movies, Hocus Pocus. Saturday will offer a variety of events including Halloween Tye Dye shirts, hayrides, campsite decorating contest and Trick Or Treating in the Campground.
October is a beautiful time of year to visit the park, or any park that is close to you for that matter. Beautiful fall colors and mild weather makes it a great time to be outdoors. So regardless of your Halloween plans, make sure to spend some time this fall at your local State Park. You will be glad that you did!
For more information, contact Raines at 276-865-4413 ext. 3221, or by emailing me HERE.
What an Autumn we have had! Beautiful colors to be found all over the park, and all over Pine Mountain for that matter! Things have really sped up over the last several days. Peak was expected to hit on the 22nd, but here at the park I believe it actually occurred a few days earlier. A trip out to the Stateline Overlook yesterday showed a ton of leaf drop. Trees have been dropping their leaves heavily since the windy days over the weekend. I would estimate the leaf drop at about 20% in some areas. Many of the overlooks are still showing plenty of color, but I am now starting to see bare trees where you can see right down to the forest floor. What leaves are still on the trees are still showing great color and some of the most brilliant are Poplar, Maple, Oak, Beach, Dogwood, Sassafras and Hickory. To be honest, I haven’t seen a tree on the park that isn’t showing some color. Now is the time to come out and enjoy the sights. They won’t be here too much longer! 
Well, Autumn is here and for me Summer passed by so fast I hardly had time to enjoy it! It seems like just yesterday we were having the infamous heat wave passing though the east and were having to dealing with daytime temps up and over 100 degrees Fahrenheit! Next thing you know, our average temps are dramatically falling, with mid to upper 70's here on any given day.
Breaks Park will pay tribute to nature throughout this weekend, with programs focusing on such topics as ecology, geology, birding, wildlife, plants and wildflowers, bears, reptiles and amphibians and much more.