I like to ice skate. I like to do silly things. Ice skating is rarely silly. I am rarely not. I decided to take skating to a bold new frontier. Ponds are fun, marshes are better. Marshwood middle school near kittery maine lives up to it's name. It has woods it has a marsh, the two intersect neatly. During the past few winters I have noticed that the drainage ceases and the water backs up into the surrounding woods and freezes. Voila!! Pond skating in a forest! Low branches! Full grown trees to zig and zag. I don't know how this will work out but I am certain it will be fun and possibly painful. I will keep you posted.
2/22 Post Script
Went skating and apparently there are alot of springs in this marsh making for spooky clear/ very thin ice. Gliding over and seeing vegetation waving below is a really really bad sign. I never made it to the woods as there were too many thin pockets. I will attempt again this time from a different access point. Second side note: Skating with an ice axe is really fun
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