Around the Mountain by EL James - Dreaming Of Summer In The Catskill Mountains

I am not a Winter person, and yes I know what you are going to say, "it's upstate NY to deal with it." What can I say? I am a Summer Guy! I have been living up here now for 10 years, and it still amazes me how there are so many people who love Winter the way I love summer.

I mean I kinda get it, we live in an awesome area for Winter, the beauty of the first snow fall, all the awesome ski slopes, well groomed tubing areas for the kids, snowmobile riding clubs, and I have to mention the thing I saw last year, which to me was like something out of a movie, was where people party and race vehicles, on tracks made on a frozen lake! Talk about too cool!

But right now I am dreaming of the first days of Summer. Some people look for the return of birds, or the blooming of a certain type of flower, to herald in the signs of warmer weather. For me it is one thing, and that is when I hear "Cindy the Hotdog Lady" is back in Catskill, dancing and selling hotdogs. Oh Yeah, It's like I become a different person.

To me Summertime in the Catskills is where it is at! Swimming in lakes, spending every other day at Zoom Flume, concerts in the park at night, summer time parades, bike nights, BBQ chicken fundraisers , green leaves on the trees and the warmth of the Sun shining down on us all.

While I love Summertime more than Winter, I will say if I have to spend Winter somewhere, I can't think of many better places than the Catskill Mountains to spend it. (There are a few tropical Islands)

So what Team are you on? Team Summer or Team Winter?

And yes I know I am leaving out teams in Spring and Fall, but again this is upstate NY, and while both are Beautiful, they last what "2 weeks" each?

I am LJ James wishing everyone a Great Winter and I will see you "Around The (Snowy) Mountain"