Skiing is fantastic. It's like flying that is leg-controlled, favoring my bipedal body. It's amazing, so fast and powerful and thrillingly cold.
Yay!
This post's theme word: inselberg (or monadnock in the US), "an isolated mountain or hill rising abruptly from its surrounding."
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Yaktrax
I got some Yaktrax for Christmas. They're like snow tires or chains for footwear.
Awesome. Very good for climbing up packed, ice-slick sledding hill.
This post's theme word: swarf, "metal filings."
[Update, February 26: I lost one of my Yaktrax on campus this morning, the very first time it was snowy enough in Toronto to wear them. It just popped off my shoe, and I didn't notice until I walked onto a cleared street and felt only one foot clicking on the pavement. I retraced my steps and couldn't find it. This is sad. Next time I'll fashion a strap that goes over the top of the shoelaces and prevents this unfortunate occurrence.]
Awesome. Very good for climbing up packed, ice-slick sledding hill.This post's theme word: swarf, "metal filings."
[Update, February 26: I lost one of my Yaktrax on campus this morning, the very first time it was snowy enough in Toronto to wear them. It just popped off my shoe, and I didn't notice until I walked onto a cleared street and felt only one foot clicking on the pavement. I retraced my steps and couldn't find it. This is sad. Next time I'll fashion a strap that goes over the top of the shoelaces and prevents this unfortunate occurrence.]
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