Those are fair points, but the workday and my kids' schooldays exist, and my workday and other parents' workdays all coexist with this school day, and it probably does come at the expense of RC planing and hiking a couple months a year (except weekends), which also happen to be the months folks are most likely to not want to spend time outside because it sucks, although that's just my opinion from Jersey, and I'm sure there's places that are more temperate and allowing for outdoor activities in December through February.