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Fri 4 Jul, 2003 01:04 am
I would sacrifice my left nut to go skiing again this year!!
<quiet sob>
Oh Mr Stillwater, I so much do FEEL for not
being able to do something you love so dearly.
Since the onset of rheumatoid arthritis (or aging)
I have not hiked NOR biked Cades Cove in TN in
the Great Smoky Mtn Park, except for the very
short - or paved ( well maintained ) paths. And I
could not complete a "real" one even if I tried. I
DID try about 3 years ago, when I was camping
all by my lonesome in Cades Cove. (it did not
go well) On Sat & Wed mornings - the campers
get COMPLETE & TOTAL ACCESS TO THE COVE.
No cars, jeeps, suv's, motorcycles etc etc are
permitted AT ALL until after 11AM. It SURE smells
way way better. Nowadays, I generally confine
myself to doing a great deal of photography in the
park. So many beautiful spots and too little time.
Hopefully in your case, the snow will be waiting for
you as soon as you are able to go skiing again.
I have never been in snow! WaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaH!
it is amazing, no? Those areas suffered terribly in the bushfires in January - now covered in lovely snow!
I really do like your new "signature line"
Setanta ... that particular one is one of my
REAL favorites. As for SNOW - the only thing
that it is really ANY good for - is to ski on, or
to look at, or drive a snowmobile on.
DLOWAN, since I've lived in Florida I've not
seen hardly a drop of snow. Although it DID
actually snow here about 12 years ago and
then freeze, and the bridge was so iced over
that no one ON the island could get off, and
no one who was OFF the island could get back
on. We actually took a pleasure trip to VERMONT
(of all places) in the dead of winter, to be sure
to see plenty of snow AND to check off one of
my "things to do before I die" list. I so much
wanted a moonlight ride in a horse drawn sleigh,
with heavy blankets to cover us up and keep us
warm & the merry sound of the bells on the
horses and mugs of warm cider.
IT SNOWED EVERY SINGLE DAY WE WERE THERE!
I had forgotten about the daily use of those little
windshield scrapers for the ice and snow. It has
been 20 years since I lived in PA and we never
got one-tenth of the snow that Vermont gets.
Snowshoes became a necessity if you wanted to
get around, otherwise if you stepped in a snowbank,
you would sink up to your waist. During that week,
I got so many memorable snow memories (not to
mention the way that the inside of your nostrils freeze
the moment you step out the door)..I think I got
enough memories for at least another 20 years.
Thankfully the winter season here is pretty brief - then we can get back to some sensible living!
And we never get snow in Sydney! A good thing, too! Roll on summer - or at least spring!
G'day Still - a bit nippy this a.m. Fine and clear, though!
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