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Public Service Announcement: Ski Trails Aren’t Walking Trails
To be clear, everything that follows is NOT about either an inflated feeling of entitlement or a misperception of my rights. Public parks are public places for everyone to enjoy. But. But imagine a huge suburban field covered in snow. After a long winter, that field will almost always be crisscrossed with trails of various
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hoar frosty
hOr / frawst – (noun) From the old English, hoar frost evokes the hairy, beard-like frost that grows upon trees and other outdoor objects when the combination of temperature and humidity crystalize ice in a white, icy fuzz on all the surfaces of the world. It is a kind of magical scene, assuming it is
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Knee-hab (Part 2)
December 30 of 31 December-ish posts For the last couple of days, following a week of bitterly cold temperatures, I took advantage of the milder winter weather and went skiing in the park. Nordic skiing or cross country skiing, or whatever you happen to call the skiing that doesn’t involve hills is a perfect sport for our local
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Camping My Style
December 5 of 31 December-ish posts I’m no stranger to crazy sleeping conditions when away from home. I’ve travelled far and wide and slept in a thousand different beds, from plush king-size mattresses to wooden bunks in unheated cabins to sleeping bags on the ground with a snow-covered tent just inches from my face. But somehow 2022 was





