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ImageArchive:2003:January:04 Sledding in Highland Park
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Perfect Sledding Day
January 4, 2003
A perfect day for sledding. Temperature 30o. Several days of layering snow with no thaws. Warm enough to enjoy it. Cool enough to keep the snow perfect.
We invited Bridgette from across the street. She was so helpful - always carrying Gabe's sled to the top of the hill and helping him up. Even I had a hard time climbing the hill. I had to crawl at the top to keep from slipping back down.
All the kids had a blast. I wondered how Gabe would do but when we got to the top of the hill, I put him in the sled, pointed him downhill, and pushed. He flew to the bottom without a care in the world.
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Gabe Suited Up
Note Josiah's head just above Gabe's and Nathan to the right of the tree.
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Gabe Poised for Launch
Our van in background shows how close we could park to the back of the ridge.
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The Top of the Hill
Looking sideways across the top of the hill. A nice long ridge with plenty of room for everyone to spread out and head down the hill. Trees on the hill provided nice cover for those walking up the hill to stay out of the way of others careening down. (To the left is the slope down; to the right is the street where we park.)
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Priscilla on the tube
This was Bridgette's tube, the most popular sled of the day.
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Bridgette
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Josiah struggles up the hill
Nathan half visible behind tree
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Bridgette poised for launch
Josiah standing in background
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Priscilla Without Fear
None of the kids had any fears flying down the hill, even with plenty of wipeouts.
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Nathan takes a break
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Josiah on all fours
The only way to crest the last few feet of the climb
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Priscilla Still Smiling
Nathan in background hauling sleds
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Nathan makes it top
Priscilla reaches for sleds
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Bridgette talks to friend
A view looking the other way across the ridge. Bridgette with her back to us talks to a friend from school.
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The Crew
Nathan on tube; Priscilla in front; Bridgette in center; Gabe on right
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Priscilla (still) smiling
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Another shot of the top
Josiah and Bridgette can barely be seen on the top of the hill. The debate rages as to whether that is Gabe in red climbing up the hill. I think Priscilla in blue is walking up the hill.
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Nathan catches snow
I like this picture. Nathan was flying and catching snow up in his face and loving it.
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Josiah and Nathan still happy
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Nathan carries sled
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Priscilla wipes out (smiling)
Not once did I see any of our kids cry (except to argue over who got a sled and even that was short-lived). Every wipe-out and crash into one another caused laughter.
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Nathan on his flying La-Z-Boy
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Extreme Biking
Someone came by on his mountain bike with a backpack pedaling through the powdery snow.
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Josiah climbs again
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Priscilla and Bridgett take me out!
I took this shot just in time to jump out of the way
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Priscilla after a hard days work
In background (left) Bridgette runs to Gabe's aid.
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Terror from above!
Actually, Josiah appears to be the victim rather than maker of terror.
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Priscilla's Signature Wipeout
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Fearless Gabe motors on by
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My favorite of Nathan
I love this shot of Nathan barreling down the hill.
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Happy Sledders
Gabe, Priscilla, and Bridgette demonstrate they are nowhere near ready to go home.
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Josiah trudges up again
Notice my gloved finger on the right
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Priscilla on the tube
Notice my gloved finger on the right
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Nathan spraying snow
I liked this picture because the camera tracks well with Nathan and blurs the background. I also captured the spray of snow as he tried to steer.
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Bridgette the Bullet
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Priscilla styling
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Highland Bowl
Just recording our location next to the Highland Bowl. We'll check out some other slopes at Highland Park. But I think this is the ideal slope (wide, steep, short, close to the road to park) for the kiddos.
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