ALL-FUN SUPER SLIDE


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After driving around the place to find the best entrance (and singing “Workin’ on the Railroad”), we parked by a playground. First off, they don’t make them like they used to back in the day. The musical bars were broken, but the car seat swing was a nice improvement for us “older” explorers. We then walked to the end of the street and found a trail leading to the parking lot of the all-fun super slide.

The place had been found by local teenagers and laced with graffiti. The waiting pool, now filled with debris, would no longer hear the sounds of children splashing. The turnstile, now banned because kids can get their head stuck in them, had now become a home to rust. The all-fun super slide, which was actually two all-fun super slides, was in good condition (being made of concrete), minus the paint and lining fallen to vandalous teenagers.

We made out way up the hill. The trail had been taken over by the woods but still offered our destiny at its end. Halfway up, we broke off the trail and noticed another set of slides. These were shorter than the main ones and made of plastic. The weather prevented us from going to the bottom (the rain made the ground too slippery for climbing) but we snapped a few pictures for prosperity.

We climbed to the top and found an old highway sign. Although it had been painted over, those damn pesky kids had marked it. It was here we found some artists with real talent. The Spider-man looked pretty damn good. The Grim-Reaper had detail that surprised us all. We couldn’t make out what was originally on the sign, but some words were made out. After a while, we continued on out way to work on the railroad and find our destiny.

Further climbing and branches whipping into our faces finally brought us to the top; the beginning of the slide. The holding pool was no longer its inviting self for summertime refreshment. We couldn’t find marks of the original attendants booth (which Repoman remembers as a child). And then the rain began…

We descended down the right side all-fun super slide; the littered slide. Much of the lining was warped and trees limbs made the descent difficult. About halfway down, we climbed over to the other all-fun super slide. This one was clear of any debris. All the lining had been removed. The molehills, installed to increase the sliding experience, were bare. We find evidence of bicycle tracks, leading us to the conclusion it was now used for summer biking and winter sledding. Oh, we couldn’t wit to return in January…

We reached the bottom and just in time. The rain began to fall harder on us. After taking a few more pictures, we made our way back to the trail and shelter of the vehicle…all the while humming “Working on the railroad” and dreaming of riding bikes and sleds down the all-fun super slide.