—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 21,1978
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Is there a doubt in
anyone’s mind that winter’s
icy thrust is here to stay for a
while? The telltale evidence
is in: frozen water pipes,
unconscious tractor and
truck batteries, lines of
soggy mittens crisscrossing
the basement, and puddles of
dirty melting slush polka
dotting every floor in the
house.
But Winter can be fun! It
hands us a smorgasboard of
recreational opportunities,
free for bundling up and
stepping out the door. One of
our favorites is sledding.
As youngsters, my
brothers and I spent hours
zooming down the steep hill
of a neighbor’s pasture.
Locally dubbed “Ironstone
Hill,” the area’s most
famous fixtures were huge
round boulders jutting up
through the sod. What a
challenge to pilot a flying
sled down the slippery
course, zipping around those
grey rocks and jumping the
one that jutted out slightly in
the path. Approaching the
bottom of the hill, you leaned
your weight and steered
sharply to the right; and if
lucky, a lad could maneuver
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across the dry bed of a storm
gully and navigate a scenic
stretch along the small,
never-frozen creek. Mothers
frowned upon a final ending
in the qreek, however; and if
you went home wet, your
excuse had better be a good
one.
Since I never outgrew my
love for sledding, mothering
two outdoors-lovers has
given me the perfect chance
to hang on to my coaster.
Last week, Grandpa’s long
dirt road hill was solidly
packed and icy slick, un
touched by a failing Penn Dot
budget. So we gathered,
family members and cousins
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appearing from assorted
duections tor a white-world
roller coaster ride. Even as
you belly-flopped onto the
old wooden sled, it was
already picking up speed.
Between the house and barn
we flew, cold winds turning
cheeks apple-red and toes
numb-cold.
“Get outta’ the way!”
yelled our five-year-old,
riding second story atop his
Grandpa’s back, and racing
past me as I ground to a halt
in the loose snow to escape
the impending collision. I’m
losing my touch when I get
out-raced by my own flesh
and blood.
If you have a hankering to
really make a fool out of
yourself, no sled is better to
try than those curled up
sheets of hard plastic.
Steering is impossible, and
going down backward or
sideways is expected as part
of the challenge. Let me
warn you; it’s not un
common to land at the
bottom of the hill, upside
down in a drift, or maybe a
fence, with refreshing cool
snow sifting down your
thermal underwear.
Enjoy it! Remember those
days last Summer when it
was 95° m the shade? ? ? ?
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