Every kid in Neenah knows about the Rocket Slide at
Riverside Park and adults remember the old rocket slide. I’ve always wanted to
go down the Rocket Slide especially the old metal one but that one was replaced
because it became too dangerous.
Original Rocket Slide
Photo Courtesy of Google
After the Fox Cities 5K, I had my chance since the race
began and ended in Riverside Park. I told my nephew that he should go down the
rocket slide for me while I ran the race. He readily accepted the challenge but
after the race he said he wanted Aunt Amy to go down the slide too.
New Rocket Slide
Phone courtesy of Google
I thought the Rocket Slide, being plastic, was going to be
kind of slow going down. It was actually quite fast and I felt like I was on a
water slide. I learned that climbing up the metal rungs of the ladder to reach
the slides in socks is painful on the feet. I took off my flip flops to avoid
drag on the slide.
At one point, my nephew had to climb up the slide to get my
phone that stuck on the way down. After that I left the phone with Danielle to
take pictures. Apparently I had to go down the slide more than once according
my nephew. We went down about 3 or 4 times before I told him it was time to
leave.
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