| Re: Rage Rage against the crappy weather
Maggie wrote:
> I need a winter sport. My son snowboards. Maybe I should take up a
> winter sport. But I can't think of one. What the heck do you do in
> Jersey in the winter for fun outdoors? I know this is a bycycle NG, but
> some of you out here in on the east coast must have other
> hobbies....what the heck do you do for exercise and recreation when you
> can't ride? Excluding the gym, because that's work. Yesterday I
> watched the Jets looooose :-( and I cleaned my house. That was not fun.
I have a turbo supercharged Irish Setter that gets me out at
least twice per day for walks. I think I'm good for at least
3 miles a day and more like 5 or more each day because of the
beast.
Cross country skiing is very good as well. You can ski on the
bike paths as well as the abundant trails and fields and such
in this area (western MA).
But this danged post snowfall rain, freezing rain and ice has
pretty much killed off any XC skiing for now. A couple inches
of dry fluffy stuff predicted for this afternoon and tonight
so perhaps that will improve the conditions.
At least it's cold again around here, so the ice bike with
studded tires will be back out again. I don't do cold rain
and the cars splashed the heck out of me last week on the
daily commutes. Miserable!
SMH
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