I've adopted a new route that incorporates a couple of rural roads. I've been riding it during the day,but I was concerned about the traffic at night. I tried it last night, and then rode it again tonight. Seems to be ok. It's twice as long as the bike path I can't take right now, but I think it's faster because there are only two stops instead of 12.

This avoids a 2 block stretch on 4 lane road with a 40mph speed limit that has a lot of speeding on it. That was causing me a lot of stress even though the motorists have seemed ok on there for the most part. For most of the year, there is a bike path along the road that I ride on, but it's impassable now.

The new route has the advantage that it is photogenic. I'm thinking about taking the camera soon.