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Shoulder seasons... summer... you know, what happens when the snow is gone. Select all that apply. This helps us maintain our summer content

Nordic skating is alot of fun when there is too little snow to ski. And, you get to stretch the use of your NNN/NNN BC boots

Here is a fun video from folks in Alaska. Very popular in northern Europe.

http://thingstolucat.com/shoulder-seaso ... l-the-ice/

I have limited time in the off season but will try to get in some paddling and maybe some hiking with the wife.

As a suggestion I would post all the off season activities in the regular forum. Things seem to get overlooked in the OT forum.( like the squirels in my attic)

Other: Remove squirrels from attic

Tom - you need to stop posting that Nordic skating stuff. I am '' this close to buying a pair!

I don't know what it is, but I remember the first time I tried ice skating when I was a kid. Not at a rink but on a frozen swamp a ways back in near the house I grew up in. My dad bought me some el cheapo figure skates.

Long story short, I found out skating is like walking for me. I could go anywhich way, forward, backward, etc... it just seemed to make sense and I was tearing all over that frozen swamp.

I also learned I hate the stupid spurs on figure skates. I can't tell you how many face plants I did from catching those on uneven, natural ice. But I was like 7, so it didn't even phase me. And that's probably why my dad got them so cheap. How many kids need/want figure skates?

Anyway, you should post more on this. Perhaps an entire thread is in order?

PS Al, I thought "squirrels in the attic" was like 'bats in the belfry'.

I've lived in many places that literally had squirrels in the attic. I never worried about them too much They go away in the summer anyway.

Other here is sailing, at least in the past. I will probably spend more time roller skiing, I don't currently have a boat.

MikeK wrote:PS Al, I thought "squirrels in the attic" was like 'bats in the belfry'.

Yeh, I might have those too. If I didn't have to spend so much time chasing squirrels I probably would have figured out how to post a picture a long time ago

If you figure out how to post a picture, I request one of you chasing squirrels.

(I guess this in the "Other" category?????)

also this: