With forty-nine days left until the first day of spring and snow piled up everywhere it might be tempting to stay indoors until the big melt starts. It might have been tempting for some this weekend but not for everyone. With temperatures reaching into the thirties this weekend it was not difficult to find people enjoying the wonders of winter right here in Smithtown.
Hoyt Farm Hoyt Farm in Commack was the place to be if you wanted to do some sledding in a very safe environment. Kids and parents seemed to be having a ball enjoying the hilly terrain. The hills were perfect for sleds, discs and for the adventuresome rolling down the hill without anything. Ok, I’m not sure if that was intentional but it did seem to be fun. Other places where kids were sledding were off 25A in Kings Park and Hauppauge High School.
There were some not interested in sledding preferring cross-country skiing and snow shoeing at Caleb Smith State Park and on the Hike and Bike Trail in Kings Park. Jim Dipelessi, a Kings Park resident, took advantage of the pristine conditions on the Hike a Bike trail and went cross-country skiing. “ There was a lot of snow and no one had been on it so I made my own path.”
There were lots of people walking on the boardwalk at Sunken Meadow Beach. Even though the boardwalk was not completely clear of snow people were jogging, walking, pushing baby carriages, taking photos and believe it or not even traversing the boardwalk with cross country skis.
Cross Country Skier at Sunken Meadow Beach
Congratulations to those who made the most of the snow and had fun!