On Saturday we ventured north a couple of hours to Deming, WA. to a log show! Now this is not generally what we do with a free Saturday, but Shawn is in the market to purchase a WoodMizer (if you are wondering, ask him!) and they were demonstrating the ins and outs of this machine at the log show....or they were supposed to be! Well, when we got there the "WoodMizer" stand was a single older gentleman with his small version of the WoodMizer waiting for a log to be delivered. So, Shawn was not able to order his, but he was able to talk to an actual owner...which was maybe better than talking to a salesman. This man LOVES his WoodMizer, in fact he is looking to upgrade to the version Shawn is wanting to purchase! So, while the reason for the drive was a bust, the log show did not disappoint! Now, for those of you that have never been to a log show, which is I'm guessing everyone, the log show is very similar to a rodeo, except instead of cowboys there are loggers and instead of horses and bulls there are chainsaws and logs! The loggers demonstrated and competed doing their everyday jobs...only this time it was for a crowd and bragging rights! All proceeds from the log show go directly to the busted up loggers and their families (that's what they call them....I didn't make this up!) We had a great time....I'm not saying its something I would want to do every weekend, but it was pretty fascinating watching these men and women climb up 70 feet to the top of a log, or chopping through a huge log in less than a minute with a hand saw!! A perfect way to get out, enjoy some sunshine and experience something new!!! 
This guy was amazing....his name was Trebb Rainey and he was the best at EVERYTHING! If there were such a thing as Master Logger (which there may be?!), he would be it....he won every event he was in, except for the Standing Block Chop...which we are pretty sure he threw so someone else could win!
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Now that looks like a good time! Something that you can say you have done.
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