Leavenworth Haikus

Dearest Leavenworth,

I've dreamed about you for months.

Mr. Fleece gave in.

It's true, I've been pestering Mr. Fleece to take me to Leavenworth for about two years now. This weekend we finally went with friends AB & WW! The trip started out with a free snowshoeing tour at the Friends of Northwest Hatcheries just outside of Leavenworth. 

We learned about the hatchery,  

walked around on the trails,

hunted for animal tracks 

& enjoyed the beautiful scenery. 

 

After sipping hot chocolate at the Sleeping Lady Resort, we headed in to town (pronouncing all signs in a German accent) & stopped at the Leavenworth Sausage Garten. 

Those bratwursts were delicious, made even better by the numerous varieties of mustard including pineapple mustard & cranberry mustard (personal favorites).

 We meandered the streets (hunting for solid Bavarian snacks like crepes & pretzels to no avail) & made our way to the Nutcracker Museum. For $2.50 you can see any & every nutcracker that ever was. 

 Leavenworth is quite the quaint & charming little village with lots of shoppes & sites. 

 But the main attraction had to be the colorful children sledding down the bank like little daredevils. 

So in summary, 

We drove to winter

Snow. Bratwurst. Children sledding. 

We'll be back for crepes. 

-SJW