Originally Posted by
JohnHuth
Commute today along the Charles path (south side) - Newton to Cambridge - Starting at Galen Street, it had been cleared (not so west of Galen), then clear until crossing Arsenal St, with a couple of nasty patches of ice/snow. After Arsenal, the path itself was not cleared at all, but the sidewalk was somewhat passable. Some 400 meters were clear before Eliot Bridge. At that point, I crossed over to the north side - mostly clear, but bad patches.
I expect with the warm weather (relatively speaking) today that a lot of that stuff will clear out - but still expect the section east of Arsenal to be impassible, so the sidewalk is the alternative for now.
When I returned from Boston tonight the path was clear- it melted from the parking lot in Brighton, past the kiddie park, by the Boathouse. I expected the melt but I didn't expect the warm temps this evening as I came home around 8 pm. So there was none of the usual black ice through that stretch.
I'll watch for your Madrone. If you wear a helmet what color is it? I commute 5-7 days of the week on this path but at irregular hours and some days I head into Boston via Brighton and Commonwealth Ave when conditions on the path are too bad or I am running late.
This time of year I'm on an old blue Specialized Mountain bike with studded tires, basket on rack, blue helmet.
Hope to see you out there!