February 21, 2004
What we're driving on
Earlier tonight, I had an unscheduled 10mph visit to the side of the road on Route 13, though I was able to pull back on the road. A few hours later, I thought I'd take a look at what the road in front of my house looked like.
Road markings under ice, Route 366, before snowplow
A snowplow passed by; apologies to the driver, who probably wondered why my camera kept flashing in a misguided effort to autofocus. Once the plow had passed, I took another shot of the road.
Road markings under ice, Route 366, after snowplow
There's less snow, but the ice is still definitely there. No one is actually driving on the asphalt road surface - the new road surface is ice.
I thought I'd try again twenty minutes later, and see if anything had changed. The ice is still there, just past the snow at the foot of my driveway.
Road markings under ice, Route 366, twenty minutes after snowplow
Not much difference. Be careful out there!
Update: Now that it's bright and sunny, here's a picture of what the road normally looks like.
Road markings, Route 366, clear day
Note on photos