I was in Leavenworth, WA last weekend with a group of friends. I was meant to run the Oktoberfest Marathon/Half-Marathon with Dave, Matt & Jeff but a knee injury kept me out of it. Nevertheless, I was able to participate fully in the Oktoberfest activities - beer and brat consumption. Two highlights of the experience:

The first was a light switch near our table at Gustav’s:

Antlers

All the wall lights were mounted on reindeer antlers. Yup, I agree, that rocks. The town, a model Bavarian village, is a monument to knick-knacks. The antlers are not that surprising after you’ve spent 10 minutes there.

The second thing was the abundance of people in full Oktoberfest regalia. I was impressed. I’m guessing the costumes will be recycled for Halloween, but hey…I’d do the same thing.

In Costume

All told, it was an amazing weekend. Good friends, great weather and a spectacular setting.

“What could possibly go wrong?”