Slick 50 (or at least 33)

Overnight low 0C, daytime high of 9C.

Scattered showers through most of the day.  Steady rain from about 4:00-7:00.  The ice on the lake is staring to thin on the edges.

Had to drive into town today, and the gravel road is extremely soft in many long sections West of Spanish Road.  It was like driving through heavy mashed potatoes.  You know it's slippery & mucky when the pedal is almost to the floor, you're only driving 30kph, and the truck is sideways.  The grader was out, but I don't think it was doing much good.  The balance of the 33k was relatively stable and snow-free, but still heavily pot-holed.