Roadtrip - Leavenworth in July

We had to cancel the annual backpack trip
-too much snow.

Yes in July.
Instead we went on a roadtrip!

(not to worry, we DID do the march later...)

This was the view from our hotel at the edge of Leavenworth WA.
It's a fun little "faux" Bavarian town.

This lil guy was part of our welcoming committee.

As was the bee and pretty blue flowers.

Here's the hotel.

And the pool.
We actually used both it, and the hot tub!

The town has some pretty stiff regulations for buildings...

check out the Bavarian MickyD's.

There were lovely planters all over.

And amazing food options... yummy German bakey.

And Ohhhh!!! I DO mean Yummy!
(I'm drooling just thinking about that pastry).

Here's the main street.

The gazebo in the park.

The yodeler.YES.
YODELER.
(From Grace, Idaho no less)

And he was good.
Not just anyone can get young boys to dance in the park.
( Check out the attractive headgear of the gentleman in the wheelchair.)

I'm not sure what this pole was all about- it reminded me of a jolly man in the far northern climes.

There were lots of people in rustic attire.
This was our server at our favorite German restaurant.

I had been put on a "soft diet" because of my recently diagnosed TMJ, so I got to eat meatloaf.

It was DELISH!

Chuck had authentic German Jaeger schnitzel.

And was THRILLED to have me snap a photo.

There were all kinds of specialty shops-
clothing, toys, cheese, nuts, ornaments...These two images are for Kelsey.
I "thought" about getting her something small- but the little cup pitcher was over $200!

The organ grinder...- sans monkey.

We didn't just wander around town
...though that was pretty fun.

We got up and headed out for a hike.
Even though the weather didn't look too promising.

On the way to the trail head we saw a black bear across the river.

The river was gorgeous.

Our goal was Alpine lake.

The trail was lush and green. Here's a side view of the same plant- They look like falling leaves.

Thimbleberry blossoms.

Ummm... Pretty White flowers?

Water...

Pretty purple flowers...I actually have a cool flower identification book -
but if I waited to look them up it would be -
well, never getting posted...

Some MASSIVE green leaves.with old lady hands for size comparison.

We ended up turning back because it got really rainy and wet. (and the person belonging to the old lady hands forgot to bring her rain gear...)
So, instead we went back into Leavenworth
went to the opening of the final Harry Potter movie,
ate some amazing Italian food,
and "somebody" managed to lose their favorite visor.

But that another story....