Thursday, February 17, 2022

a moonlight skate--abbreviated as it was

the day: february 17, early. the temperature alread around 32°F. not much wind even out on the wide open lake. the clouds were building, but had a few clear spots.

the adventure: skating by moonlight out on mascoma lake--the 'north of the bridge' trail.

the memories: .the moon was out, but as i was putting my boots & skates on it dropped behind the hill and clouds were coming in. i got the blades on, took off toward the dam, and whipped out the camera as i skated to get this shot. in another couple hundred yards, the ice got really rough, as in unskatable rough. i turned around.

notes:

  • maybe i should have not made tea and toast before getting out--it's not often the moon lights up a skating trail
  • good ice is good--sometimes really good.
  • ok ice is ok--just ok 
  • bad ice is bad--sometimes really bad 

go outside and play!

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