Sledding

Once we finished most of our Saturday chores, we took advantage of the beautiful weather and went sledding. The best location on our property is the cleared area for our electrical lines. Not only was the fallen tree that had blocked the end of the route removed, but I removed several shrubs that had taken root and mowed the area several times during the summer.

The downside is that the slope does not really follow the path to of the lines, but rather, it veers left into the woods. Later in the season--with enough snow--we will set up a bit of a bobsled-like run with a curved snow "wall" to keep the sleds going down the path. For now, we just relying on steering.

Rowen insisted on riding with me the entire time I was out there. By far, the best runs we had were when the three boys and I linked the two sleds together by one person on the first sled facing backwards and putting their legs on the front of the second sled. A few times, this ended with one or both of the sleds going sideways--and off the path. However, when it worked, the combined momentum moved us a good way down the sled run.

I was the first to call it quits, having worn myself out shoveling earlier. Still, I look forward to going down the sled run many times this winter.