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We went on a family hike to The Bell today. There located off Indian Hill Road in Groton MA. Park at the end of the road, go left on the dirt road by the metal gate, hike in about 1/2 mile or so, just follow the yellow arrows. I’m not sure if the history but three cylinder type bells are hanging amongst the pine trees.

Old mill site on the hike.

Part of the mill equipment.

Ice and water.

GMan and JMan

JMan at one of the bells.

Pull man pull!

Pano in action.

I needed some snowboard racks in my basement to get our gear off the ground. I wanted to spend nothing so I went hunting in my garage for anything I could use.

I came across some cheap shelf brackets and as luck would have it I found six…..that’s two per board, for all three boards.

Here’s a shot of the top two brackets in place.

I used some pipe insulation held on with zip ties so I won’t have metal against metal which will dull our edges and scrape the board bottoms.

My board on the top shelf.

A few minutes later all three were in place.

What you need:

1. Shelf brackets.
2. Pipe insulation that will fit over the brackets.
3. Some wire ties.
4. Screw gun/drill.
5. Sheet Rock screws.
6. A Level, but you can eyeball it.

I found a few studs and screwed directly into them. I suggest you do the same if you want your boards to stay on the wall!

JMan carving during his snowboarding lesson. He’s the one in yellow pant. Go here for a video.

Today was GMan’s turn to play scientist. He decided to try Mentos and diet Coke…….in the back yard.

Go here for a video.

Don’t eat the brown snow!

JMan hit the slopes…..well slight grade this am for his first snowboarding lesson. He did really well and GMan and I had a good time hanging out and playing in the snow.

JMan with other little boarders. He’s holding up his hand!

GMan covered in snow

JMan (orange helmet)…….probably wondering when he’ll be able to do a double back flip of the deck of the jump he’s look at!

For information on Nashoba Valley go here.

At the end of last season I again leased snowboarding gear for GMan and JMan. Zimmermanns in Nashua NH is the best deal in town. We got a board boots and bindings for $99. The bindings are speed entry Flows and the boot at also Flows, board is Rossignoi. However, we also got free season junior passes to Bretton Woods and a free other day passes with purchase of adult lift ticked to other mountains. All in all it’s a sweet deal.

For more information on Zimmermanns go here.