Her goal was to set up a haunted trail for their oldest daughter Jessyca's Girl Scout troop, with just eight hour's notice. Some of the trail's first repeat visitors eventually took on roles with Ringler's House on Haunted Hill as volunteers. By then, the haunted trail was swiftly starting to outgrow its modest space, especially when parking needed to accommodate "friends of friends, and friends of friends' friends" who'd started to come to the one-night-only attraction. He admitted that he'll miss it, but knows the haunted trail will be in capable hands. 'The 80-year plan'Ringler said the haunted trail will slowly be transitioned to more of an indoor attraction.