CONWAY — In last week’s column, I pondered what we would all be doing following the two weeks of excitement of the Winter Olympics.
Well, as we continue to go through “Olympics withdrawal syndrome” after the beautiful closing ceremony, the thrilling USA women’s and men’s gold-medal-winning performances and the 31 other medals won by the Americans, the answer is: ski (cross-country or downhill) or go snowmobiling as the conditions this final weekend of February are the best they have been in years.
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