February has got to be one of the most brutal stages of winter. Temperatures drop below zero, the blowing snow bites deeper than ever, and warmth feels like a rare commodity. At this point, everyone’s mind drifts to summer, however far away it may seem.
Although ice hockey and snowboarding are my favorite winter activities, I still catch myself wishing that the lakes would melt and my snowboard would turn into a wake board. I can only dream about warm evenings out on the Wakesetter with the boys, veins still pumping with adrenaline from the wipe-out that was earned from the newest trick I was attempting. As the sun drops below the horizon, we load up the boat and throw the Yeti in the pickup. We fire up our motorcycles and give the engines a few revs for good measure before we swap out our shorts for damp jeans. Spinning the tires on the way out, we form a vanguard to accompany the boat home and our worries are nowhere to be seen under a brilliant summer sunset or heard in the roaring thunder from our pipes.
That’s all for today, hang in there because summer will be here before we know it!
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