It's looking like one of the sparsest ice biking seasons in years for my riding area - from Lexington through Concord, Lincoln, Bedford, Billerica, Carlisle, and south into Waltham, Belmont, Arlington, Watertown, Cambridge.

In memorium until next year, perhaps?


(Picture from last year's trip to Spy Pond in Arlington, Massachusetts - 12 February 2011.)

This year I have not even put on the studded ice tires (Nokian Extreme) yet.

The ground is very susceptible to damage from tires during some of the non-frozen days, especially when it is wet from the rains. I don't want to make it worse by using the metal-studded tires on unfrozen ground.

Good western winds at least help keep the air clean outside I-95/Rt. 128.