Leavenworth here we come!

• 3 bottles of Rolling Rock
• 1 pint Hofbrau
• 1 pint Warsteiner
• 1 White Russian
• 1 Bailey's & Bushmills
• A menagerie of other drinks throughout the day.

Today Susan and I left for Leavenworth for a weekend trip with some friends. The drive was beautiful through Snoqualmie Pass and Blewitt Pass. It was snowing when we arrived at the Sleeping Lady, a beautiful cabin filled area nestled peacefully among tall trees and gravel paths. We had been there in September for Susan's cousin's wedding and it was surprising how different it looked when covered in 3-4 feet of snow...and how much colder it was. We unpacked our cars and drove the two miles into the village for some lunch and Bavarian nostalgia. We found it at an open air braut haus that sold vegetarian brauts and German beer on tap. Ya can't beat a veggie braut, so we settled in near the underpowered heat lamps and munched happily on brauts, pretzels, and bier.

The night "brought" (haha) other adventures as we ventured into "The Grotto"... Sleeping Lady's equivalent to Hugh Hefner's hidden water paradise, except this had no water and no naked bodies, however, what it did have was a nicely stacked, er, stocked bar with a brightly lit fire that kept the whole place glowing in warmth. After a round of Nine Hole we blearily departed the Grotto and headed back to our Fountain Cluster, to find some sleep.

Pictured above is the snowy bridge that had to be crossed to get up to the hot tub which is also pictured. The snow surrounding the hot tub is quite practical for storing bottles of beer.