B6 - Wednesday, January 12, 1983 - North Shore News

Winter can be more thana
few months of grumbling

hibernation, interspersed

with moments of dodging
raindrops or snowflakes.

Across Nerth America,
more and more people are
discovering that the dark,
damp season can offer just
as much range and ex-
citement as can the sunny
days of summer.

In fact, many folk actually
plan fun holidays during the
winter season while so many
others are sitting in front of a
fireplace grumbling about
the weather.

Take a look around the
country and discover how

many communities plan-
their major festivals in
Winter. The carnival has

become the focal point for
hundreds of snow-bound
communities.

Look at the thousands
upon thousands taking up
skiing, both downhill and
cross-country, the number
of snowmobiles, the winter
hikers and the campers.

Then for those who are
not so snowy minded, there
are countless programs to
take advantage of fitness
centres, recreation  com-
plexes. YMCAs,. indoor
swimming pools

And check out the night
schools. This is the time of
year when they are at their
peak. Winter is the time of
year to learn new skills, pick
up a new hobby, or simply to

about walking in the rain of
the lower mainland, just up
_the mountains is a world of -
extreme beauty. Anyone
who has spent time in the
snow knows the pleasure of

-expand your mind. You can

try and fight old man winter,

iS more fun.

Winter fishing can be
rewarding, and if you get
away from the rain of the
lower mainland and head for
snow country, there can be a
whole new world of ice-
fishing waiting you in the
interior on the frozen lakes.
And if you have trouble
believing that ice fishing can
be fun, then explain the
hundreds of small huts
dotting the lakes over the
winter.

For others, winter ts a
time of travel. Taking ad-

no crowds, many people are
discovering the rest of the
world” at its most natural,
when the country and people

are being themselves without_

their tourist image all in
place. Whether it be a trek
through the Hindu Kush, a
tour of London's theatres, or
discovering whether it really
is better in the Bahamas,
travellers are on the move in
Winter.

While it may be somewhat
difficult to become excited

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hiking on a crisp, cold day
with the squeak of snow
underfoot, “and “that “cold ~
fresh air that somehow
seems so much healthier to
breathe.

People who go with winter
know the pleasure of seeing
the heavily laden trees, the
sun glistening of the snow. or
frozen lakes. And the
silence. Nothing seems to
match the silence of a lonely ©
walk on a clear winter night
in the snow.

Winter can't be avoided.
It’s here for a long time and
there's nothing any of us can
do to stop that fact. But what
we can do is change our way

season. “We can jecide. to
use this season for fun, for
recreation, for relaxation.
Winter is a time to be
savered and enjoyed. And
where better to do it than
right here in our own
backyards. We've been

blessed with so much, it
would be a shame to ignore
and hide away for so many
months when we could be
out and enjoying what is and
discovering the joys of this
often misunderstood season

NEWS photo Eliasworth Dickson

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