Not to detract from the solitude and excitement of traversing nature's hills and mountains- preparation, personal skill and confidence in your snowmobile all play together to keep driver and his or her partner safe. Get the picture? In all seriousness, back country riding can be as dangerous as it is exciting. Boondocking is to snowmobiling what off-road four-wheeling is to an old Jeep CJ5 or to a trials bike. Boondocking is a robust activity, not for the faint-hearted. What makes a successful boondocker? Desire, no fear, a patient wife or girlfriend, gallons of fuel, string cheese, deer salami, a frosty bottle of Mega Jolt and a snowmobile that is as brainsick as the driver. Boondocking is a favorite snowmobiling activity for experienced back country riders. Your English lesson for the day is now finished. Combined we have boondocking- a very active verb. This begs the question, how the heck did snowmobilers conjure up this word to mean deep powder back country riding? Boon, a noun. To withhold or deduct a part from as in one's salary. To deprive a benefit or a part of one's wages, especially as a punishment. To clip short or cut off an animal's tail. The dictionary defines "docking" as to maneuver a vessel or vehicle into or next to a dock to couple - join - two or more spacecraft. Is this a word? According to the American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition, © 1996 by Houghton Mifflin Company, "boon" is written as a benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request a timely blessing or benefit.
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