traction

 Sunday was a beautiful sunny day. Shadows manifesting a beautiful shade of dark blue under the oaks and the maples.

The sun melted much of the ice and snow in the road. The walking was easy. It was about 18 degrees when we went out on Monday. The melted snow had reverted to ice and the road was very slippery. When this happens, the dirt roads often become sheets of ice and the best walking (and driving) is along the sides of the roads.

When snow is compacted, it turns to ice. This happens less on the roadsides, and we hill folk often take advantage of this.

I also noticed that when the wind blows, it deposits the new snow along the sides of the roads, and not so much in the middle. This also improves the traction there.