While I have been very bad at updating this blog, I have still ridden when the weather has cooperated and sometimes when the weather has not! I don't mean to be a whiner, and still...
So here's some photos of winter in Syracuse taken January 12, 2013.
This is the path I frequently ride along the lake. about 5 miles along it joins up with a much larger path that through a park. Unfortunately, this part of the path is not maintained during the winter. What you see is the snow that has partially melted after being packed down by snowmobiles. This is impossible to ride through and means there is walking and pushing involved.
The winter storms have brought down a tree onto the path, although this part was a little more rideable, because the thaw had cleared off more of the paved surface.
The main part of the path runs through the park and is plowed clear of snow for use year round by cyclists, runners, and rollerbladers. The local governments are working to complete the path so it circles the lake. I hope when they do that the path on the other side of the will be cleared in the winter. There are so few places to ride in Syracuse that are not on roads shared with cars. It would be great to have this path around the lake!
Cycle life under the gray dome. I don't mind the cold so much; gear can deal with the temperature. It's the ice and snow that is messy and sloppy. This part of town is clearer. I had hoped that the snow would be done. Hopes were dashed!
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