This was our tenth year at the Walnut Valley Bluegrass Festival in Winfield, KS and it was great! It was a little chilly and drizzly but it didn't stop us from having fun. We camp with the same people every year and they are like family to us. It's really fun to reunite every year and create traditions. One tradition we have every year is a scavenger hunt around the campgrounds. This year was a bit challenging with the rain but we managed to get everything on the list. The tie breaker was a poem writing competition. Ours was a beatnik type poem. Another highlight from the weekend was the vintage suit parade. The owner of the Lawrence downtown vintage shop, Wildman Vintage, took bags and bags of vintage suits down there and everyone dressed up and we marched all around the campgrounds. This is the kind of crazy thing that happens at Winfield and why everyone loves it so much and goes back year after year.
The chair ninjas usually visit a tent each night and pile up every single camping chair in front of a different tent.
Cooking in our "kitchen".
We can see Stage 7 (the coolest and only stage that really matters) from our campsite. Awesome!
Digging through the suits.
Our pad for 4 days. This will be its last year because it is a PAIN to set up and it might be just a tad to big.
Chad sitting on the rad table that Chris made (2!) out of plywood. He got the plan from an old Boyscout manual. They were the talk of the weekend.
Frying a mountain of okra. YUM...
Suit mania.
Parade time!
Courtney's 30th birthday and Kevin's (early) retirement!
Jamming at the campsite. Always my favorite time.
The scary radar on Saturday night. But nothing actually really happened. Phew!
Sunday morning Blind Melon jam with Courtney and Jeff.
Scavenger Hunt reveal of items.
Winners Courtney and Evan! They have to put it on next year.
Our group!!! Love you guys!
The gorgeous clouds on the drive home.
I want to come next year!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteit's pretty great! you'd have to travel to quite a ways!
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