Logger Days

I am writing today about one of the coolest small town festivals possibly in the world. The annual Darby Logger Days. If you love lumberjack contests and an abundance of chainsaws, beer, and scantily dressed ugly people, then this is for you. I was only able to make a short visit to the festivities, but it was time well spent. One of the coolest things there were these suped up chainsaws. One was a Harley-Davidson motorcycle engine and another was a V-6 Ford engine. It took two large men to lift these massive saw demons and power them through a huge log. The V-6 was my favorite. It blazed through the log like it was a toothpick. Upon finishing one of the large men handling the saw pumped a fist in the air victoriously. This was met by a huge uproar of "Yeehaws!" from the crowd. I have to admit, it was pretty badass. The lumberjack contests were cool as well. One involved racing up an angled log while carrying a chainsaw in one hand, firing it up, and then sawing off the end of the log. There were a few nasty stumbles, but fortunately no one got a saw through the leg. There was one chick though who competed in multiple events and beat almost everyone. She was some badass logger chick from Washington and she was hot. Of course she ended up being the crowd favorite with plenty of whistles coming from the direction of the beer tent. All in all it was pretty cool and now I wish I had a chainsaw.