LEAF PEEPING

One glorious fall day, my husband and I decided to go “leaf peeping” along the Alpine Loop. It was an absolutely gorgeous day and we were enjoying ourselves so much. We took a side road and ended up by a reservoir where could see an outhouse up ahead. So my husband decided to pull over.

Quite a crowd had gathered outside the outhouse and interestingly enough, they were all dressed in their nicest clothes. My husband jumped out of the car but I stayed in when a man turned to me and laughing hysterically, started giving me hand signals. He was plugging his nose and pointing downward, he acted as though he was jangling something in his hand. What was this all about?

I then noticed a handsome young man in a partial tuxedo. He had his jacket off, his sleeves were rolled up, and he was walking around almost in a panic. I soon discovered that this was a wedding party and after the ceremony, the entire group decided to take a drive to “leaf peep” along the golden roads of the Alpine Loop. It seems that the groom decided to use the outhouse and neglected to take his keys out of his pocket. Yes, you can see what’s coming, can’t you? The keys slipped from his pocket and landed in the pit below. The men held the young groom upside down over the hole of the pit while he tried to reach, in vain, for the sinking keys.

My husband came out of the out house as quickly as possible and we sped away frightened that they might ask for volunteers. To this day, I laugh hysterically to the point of crying when I think of that lovely day on the Alpine Loop. Just a side note, we never did see the bride. I am sure she was also fearful of being asked to volunteer and was in hiding. What a way to start a marriage!