Comments on: Plummer’s Hollow by sled

By: Sledding Plummer’s Hollow | Via Negativa

Sledding Plummer’s Hollow | Via Negativa — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:15:05 +0000

[...] sledding video from last winter was such a success, I thought I’d try it again this year. The conditions were pretty icy and [...]

By: Jean

Jean — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:57:29 +0000

That’s only half way, huh? You’ve no idea how impressive this to one with memories -all too few- of very, very short sled runs and coaxing it over the bumps where the snow was already melting.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:27:43 +0000

Hey, thanks for all the comments! I’m glad you enjoyed watching this as much as i enjoyed filming it.

One reader who is familar with the road emailed to say she wished I’d gone a little faster. it’s not as scarey as it looks.

I do find it a little harder to sled now than i did fifteen years ago: going prone no longer feels too fun, and of course it’s a bit harder to maintain control sitting up.

We did buy a new toboggan last year, ostensibly for my niece, so if the snow gets too deep for the sled we can use that.

By: bev

bev — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:11:49 +0000

Whoa! That’s one great sledding run!
What a wonderful trip down the mountain.
When I was young,
we had a couple of nice toboggans
and a big aluminum flying saucer
with canvas strap handles.
The saucer was great fun.
I liked how it would spin around backwards
and then you would be airborne for a
second or two before zooming on
down the hills.
Now, if it would snow here this winter,
I can tell you that from my place
up here on the mountain,
I could probably sled all the way
down to Sierra Vista.
It’s downhill all the way!

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:59:01 +0000

That’s a long run! I was wondering how long you were going to keep going; that last thirty seconds looked challenging. Going off-road didn’t look like too much fun.

I had a Radio Flyer for years — a good, short one that got bumped into kindling eventually. My old place at college had a fill wall that afforded a four-foot jump. What a great run that was! Currently, we have an okay hill, but we haven’t had any real snow this year. I love sledding, even at 51. I wouldn’t dream of stopping.

By: David Harmon

David Harmon — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:29:11 +0000

Pretty cool… I just went to visit some snow up in Connecticut, but it was too cold to spend much time outside, even for the kids.

I suspect the reason why most adults give up on sledding is less about “stigma” than durability — between the square-cube law and other details (q.v. “God loves fools, children, and drunkards”), children can take a crash that would seriously hurt an adult. (On the flip side, adults are more cautious when they do go sledding! q.v. Calvin and Hobbes….)

By: Lori Witzel

Lori Witzel — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:51:13 +0000

Wwhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

By: Beth Westmark

Beth Westmark — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 03:13:56 +0000

Wow, Dave. I smiled all the way through this, too. As I’ve always said, “It’s never too late to have a happy childhood!” Buck looked at it and said, “You know, that boy still has a lot of puppy in him.” (Uh, in case you can’t tell, that’s HIGH praise. . .) Nifty video.

By: Kat

Kat — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:53:41 +0000

Yay sledding! I’ve been skiing and snowboarding once each, and while perhaps with more dedication they would become fun for me, sledding was fun the first time and just gets better. We use little plastic Swiss Bobs – just the right weight and size to hike up and and then sled down a mountain. Don’t know if they’ll last 30 years, though.

By: Ken Wagner

Ken Wagner — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:54:39 +0000

You were way down the hill before I realized I was smiling. Nice tour of your property – and frame-of-mind.

I hadn’t listened to NIN since their first album. Good tune choice!