PEACE BEFORE THE FALL
Dec 27, 2018
3 minutes
BY CHERYL PIETROMONACO, BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON
ILLUSTRATION BY RUI RICARDO
WIND WHIPPED through my hair as I flew over the snow. It was glorious! Until my snowmobile sputtered beneath me. Not again. I slowed to a stop. My friends zoomed ahead on the snow-covered trails through the woods, maneuvering easily, dodging trees and rocks.
I’d never ridden a snowmobile before today. But when I met some folks who invited me up to the trails outside Twisp, Washington,couldn’t imagine getting seriously hurt. Not me. Especially on this I was riding.
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