This was my first trip to Knoebel's outside of our usual October trip.  David was at a conference for the weekend, so Adrienne and I decided to make a trip to Knoebel's.  It was quite different being there in shorts and t-shirts, and we got to ride several rides that are usually closed in the fall.

Thank God for DING fares from Southwest Airlines.  David and I took advantage of a cheap fare to Columbus, OH so that we could make the short trip down to King's Island, one of David's favorite parks.

The day turned out to be A LOT colder than we had expected, and both of us had to buy hoodies to stay warm.

This was my only new coaster this year, and WOW, what a ride!  Maverick has quickly added itself to my list of favorite rides.

This was our annual trip to Cedar Point in October with our friends Phil and Randy from Pittsburgh.

The second photo from Maverick shows the rest of our group.  Adrienne comes with us every year, and this year we brought along our friend Miguel.

The weather was very nice this year - too nice actually - which meant that the crowds were rather sizeable.  We did manage to get four rides on Maverick, and every one of them was totally worth it.