Skating in the New Year

What could be better for New Years day than a little pond skating?  The good news of the cold month that we have had is that Wonderland Lake is frozen solid.  Its pretty bumpy because of the snow and the wind, but there were more than enough clear areas to be some great skating.

At one point a Boulder open space ranger came out to tell everyone that the lake is spring fed and the ice wasn’t necessarily safe.  We all figured it was a CYA sort of thing, because he was out standing in the middle of the lake when he said it.

Unfortunately Kate doesn’t own skates right now, so she was trying to keep up on foot.  Elizabeth is really skating well.  She has been really excited about skating this year.  And for me it was great.  It brought up all the great memories of growing up in New England.  Boulder is great in so many ways, but skating on the local pond is not typically one of them. 

2010 can’t be all bad if it started this well.  More pictures can be found here.