I went tobogganing with a few friends yesterday afternoon. It didn’t look promising at first – we just had a light covering of snow and there were still blades of grass showing on the hillside. Still, this made for a perfectly entertaining run – I figured the outing was a success when it didn’t take long before my stomach was hurting from laughing from so much.
If you don’t happen to have a toboggan, you can purchase a KrazyCarpet at any hardware store for less than $10. Also, a garbage bag works surprisingly well as a substitute. Look for hills close to your own neighbourhood. This doesn’t need to be approached as a complicated adventure – a small hill is great, and the short travel time means that you can start having fun sooner.
The park we went to yesterday actually had a sign posted, ‘Winter Sports Prohibited’. Seriously? The sign seemed more like a challenge to have fun – so we did.
Rudy
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