Sandsledding
Today I went sandsledding at the Great Sand Dunes National Park.
First, we went to a place called Oasis to get our sleds. They offered sandboards and sandsleds. We were one of the first people there, so we got our boards really quickly. We chose the smoothest ones, and got our wax. The wax was for putting on the boards so that they didn't get sticky and not work as well.
Then, we went to go sledding. It was really exciting, because you could go really fast, especially on steep hills. You rubbed on a bit of wax and the sled just rocketed down the sand dunes. I fell a bunch of times at the start because I didn't get how to turn, so I couldn't balance the sled, so the sled turned 90 degrees, side to the hill, and toppled over. Once I got the hang of it, however, it got a lot easier for me. Then I started going farther and not toppling. However, I still toppled a lot, and eventually I just stopped sledding because I didn't really think the ride was worth the huge walk back up in sand that kept slipping under your feet.
Even though I like sledding a lot, I probably won't do it too much next time (if there is one) because the walks were just too long and too strenuous for a ride that lasted a few seconds.
First, we went to a place called Oasis to get our sleds. They offered sandboards and sandsleds. We were one of the first people there, so we got our boards really quickly. We chose the smoothest ones, and got our wax. The wax was for putting on the boards so that they didn't get sticky and not work as well.
Then, we went to go sledding. It was really exciting, because you could go really fast, especially on steep hills. You rubbed on a bit of wax and the sled just rocketed down the sand dunes. I fell a bunch of times at the start because I didn't get how to turn, so I couldn't balance the sled, so the sled turned 90 degrees, side to the hill, and toppled over. Once I got the hang of it, however, it got a lot easier for me. Then I started going farther and not toppling. However, I still toppled a lot, and eventually I just stopped sledding because I didn't really think the ride was worth the huge walk back up in sand that kept slipping under your feet.
Even though I like sledding a lot, I probably won't do it too much next time (if there is one) because the walks were just too long and too strenuous for a ride that lasted a few seconds.
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