Golden Gate park is home to many unique treasures, such as Bocce ball courts, a
frolf course, and some beautiful but dilapidated
Dutch Windmills.
Another treasure is the concrete slides of Children’s Playground. These slides are always teeming with diminutive thrill-seekers, so be prepared to wait in line, especially during the summer months. This can be a drag, but it also brings unexpected benefits.
The first is that there are always plenty of abandoned cardboard sleds strewn about!
The second is the opportunity to stand upon the shoulders of (tiny) giants to see farther and know more. Unlike the Seward Slides, these gray pythons don’t exactly ride themselves, and going to school off the failures and successes of small children in line before you will be essential to a smooth ride. Shallow chutes and low rails coupled with an unusual curvature force the uninitiated rider onto the shoulder or over the median. What’s more, the slide’s coarse terrain produces a lot of friction that can slow you down.
(treacherous terrain: rough and rugged, rugged and raw)
TYHIVN's advice: Cast a handful of sand onto the track before embarking to improve your velocity. Keep your sneakers tucked onto the corrugated board, shift your weight when you hit the turn, and resist the temptation to brake!
(on the shoulders of tiny giants, surveying the wreckage below)
Another treasure is the concrete slides of Children’s Playground. These slides are always teeming with diminutive thrill-seekers, so be prepared to wait in line, especially during the summer months. This can be a drag, but it also brings unexpected benefits.
The first is that there are always plenty of abandoned cardboard sleds strewn about!
The second is the opportunity to stand upon the shoulders of (tiny) giants to see farther and know more. Unlike the Seward Slides, these gray pythons don’t exactly ride themselves, and going to school off the failures and successes of small children in line before you will be essential to a smooth ride. Shallow chutes and low rails coupled with an unusual curvature force the uninitiated rider onto the shoulder or over the median. What’s more, the slide’s coarse terrain produces a lot of friction that can slow you down.
(treacherous terrain: rough and rugged, rugged and raw)
(on the shoulders of tiny giants, surveying the wreckage below)
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martin. another quality entry. just wanted to let you know that i am paying attention and also you are making me thirsty/homesick.
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