Peak Foliage and Oaktoberfest Burnout

The leaf peepers have been blocking the roads for a couple weeks now trying to catch the foliage colors at their peak. We've been trying to stay home on the weekends so we don't have to deal with them. This weekend is supposed to be the peak so I took some pictures on our morning walk.

Yesterday was Oakham's Oaktoberfest. When we moved to Oakham, we were told that Oaktoberfests were held every other year and that, in the alternate years, there would be a Summerfest. So far, we've seen an Oaktoberfest in 2015, a Summerfest in 2016, nothing in 2017 and then Oaktoberfests in 2018 and 2019.

These events have all been unique. There doesn't seem to be any set format for the events. Past Octoberfests featured a ball roll (to benefit the library), carnival games and a bon fire. Those things didn't happen this year (the library had a different fundraiser this year). This Octoberfest featured 3 bands, a beer garden, food trucks and vendors.

The main event was a burnout (which used to be part of the Summerfest. The burnout is a crazy event. Entrants modify their high powered cars and trucks so that they can lock their front brakes and stay in place while they spin their back tires. The vehicles spin in place for 30 seconds and try to make as much smoke as possible. The stench and amount of rubber that they scrape up afterwards is amazing.

I didn't take pictures but I did manage to find some that were taken from a drone. We were all at the back of the group that is at the left of the utility pole.

I don't know who won but this was my personal favorite.

A video of my personal favorite:
Sorry, this link brings up all of the drone pictures. Still trying to link to just one. The black truck with all of the black diesel exhaust was my favorite.

Smoke over the athletic field (site of the Oaktoberfest).

One last video that Briar took.

-JC-