Sledding!

So we went sledding this weekend! We walked on over to Fresh Pond, which is actually a reservoir used by the city of Cambridge surrounded by a park and a golf course. Most of it is actually a quite natural setting (except for the chain link fence surrounding the pond to keep people--and dogs--out of the water supply). Well, when we first went there, Nathan said of a nice clearing with a hill, "That's the perfect sledding hill!" So last weekend we bought this sled-type thing that was $1.50. It's actually just a piece of hardy foam with handle holes. Anyway, here are some pictures of us sledding (and one of Nathan with the half-frozen pond behind him).

That's Nathan, halfway down the hill.

Can you see Nathan? He's at the bottom of the hill. We we able to slide a good 60 yards or so. That was probably in part because the snow was VERY icy - it had snowed, melted, then froze again, which made the snow have an icy layer on top. It is actually a little treacherous for walking, but it made for good sledding.

Me, about to head down.
The funny thing about this day was that it was 32 or 33 degrees outside, and after a few weeks of below-freezing temperatures, we didn't even miss our winter jackets! It's funny how you acclimate to the cold over time.

Me, about to mow down a couple of kids. :)